EP 206: From caregiving to catalyzing FTD research with Wanda Smith of CureGRN

<p>This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Wanda Smith, founder of CureGRN. They discuss Wanda’s journey from caring for her mother to driving FTD research, the discovery of progranulin and development of new therapies, the diagnostic odyssey and need for earlier genetic testing, and how the CureGRN community is expanding support and awareness worldwide.</p><p><strong>Show Notes: </strong></p><p><strong>0:00 </strong>Intro to The Genetics Podcast</p><p><strong>00:59</strong> Welcome to Wanda</p><p><strong>02:18</strong> Wanda’s journey into frontotemporal dementia (FTD) research from being a caregiver to establishing a brain bank</p><p><strong>06:31 </strong>Shifting focus after the discovery of progranulin (GRN) and accelerating FTD research through collaboration</p><p><strong>08:23 </strong>How GRN haploinsufficiency drives FTD and what it means for therapy</p><p><strong>11:57 </strong>Implication of progranulin in neurodegenerative diseases and therapies now in clini...