Dr. Hugo Bellen: Drosophila Detective, Disease and Dementia Destroyer | Gruber Prize #006
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Dr. Hugo Bellen: Drosophila Detective, Disease and Dementia Destroyer | Gruber Prize #006
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Winner of the 2024 Gruber Prize in Genetics a $500,000 Prize from Yale University Hugo Bellen has revolutionized our understanding of human diseases through groundbreaking work with fruit flies.
His lab has a promising cure for Alzheimer's that already works for mice and for fruit flies, yet because the drug is already generic no one wants to fund the clinical trial. At Baylor College of Medicine and the Duncan Neurological Research Institute, his innovations in genetic tools and screening methods have uncovered over 40 genes causing rare diseases. His lab's discoveries of how neurons interact with glial cells have provided crucial insights into common conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. His freely shared genetic resources have empowered hundreds of researchers worldwide.