Dr. Deanna Smith awarded an R21 grant from the NIH

The Smith lab now has evidence that some missense mutations may cause less severe, but much more common, neurological disorders such as autism spectrum disorders. Dr. Deanna Smith, associate professor in the Department, was just awarded a two year grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS, NIH) to study how these mutations impact LIS1’s ability to regulate dynein-dependent processes.

Excerpt from UofSC's Biological Sciences Department post.