{"id":22642,"date":"2025-09-24T12:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arsacs.com\/?p=22642"},"modified":"2026-03-16T18:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:18:12","slug":"scalable-therapeutic-testing-in-the-arsacs-mouse-dr-justin-wolter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/fr\/scalable-therapeutic-testing-in-the-arsacs-mouse-dr-justin-wolter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Scalable therapeutic testing in the ARSACS mouse&#8221; &#8211; Drs. Justin Wolter &amp; Huaxia Wang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our project aims to accelerate drug discovery for ARSACS by using advanced single nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNAseq) to test 8 therapeutic candidates in the ARSACS mouse model (including ongoing studies led by Drs. Gentil\/Durham, and Drs. Lim\/Schmahmann). Unlike traditional methods that rely on variable and lengthy behavioral tests, our approach directly measures molecular and cellular changes in key brain cell types affected by ARSACS, providing more precise and scalable assessments of drug effects. By identifying how each drug alters gene expression and cell populations linked to disease progression, we can prioritize the most promising treatments for further development. This work aims to streamline and improve preclinical testing, ultimately helping to bring effective therapies to the ARSACS community faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grant: $100,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Duration: first year of a 3 year project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This project has been jointly  funded with the Richardson Trust Fund who made a 50 000$ contribution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21478 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-1365x2048.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-1080x1620.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-1280x1920.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-980x1470.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-480x720.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Wolter-headshot-3-scaled.jpeg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Justin Wolter<br>425 Henry Mall<br>Madison, WI<br>53706<br>USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:wolter4@wisc.edu\">wolter4@wisc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/people-huaxia-headshot-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21494 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/people-huaxia-headshot-6.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/2026.arsacs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/people-huaxia-headshot-6-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Dr. Huaxia Wang<br>425 Henry Mall<br>Madison, WI<br>53706<br>USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our project aims to accelerate drug discovery for ARSACS by using advanced single nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNAseq) to test 8 therapeutic candidates in the ARSACS mouse model (including ongoing studies led by Drs. 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