Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center
The Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center (BAARC) at the University of Minnesota supports award-winning clinicians and researchers searching for viable treaments for ataxia.
Neuroscientist's research sheds new light on one form of episodic ataxia
When University of Minnesota basic neuroscientist Timothy Ebner, M.D., Ph.D., began researching
how episodic ataxia changes brain cells, the results were illuminating. Ebner received a one-year, $75,000 BAARC grant to use a technology called optical imaging to learn more about why episodic ataxia creates temporary
bouts of debilitating symptoms.
In the name of hope
If you would have asked her a decade ago, Karen
Frigstad never would have predicted that hundreds
of people would know her name and her story. But since she was diagnosed with Friedreich's
ataxia in 1999, Frigstad has become a familiar
face — and an inspiration — to many others with the
disease and their families.
Multimedia
Video: Karen's Hope
Karen Frigstad, diagnosed with ataxia at the age of 21, focuses her energy on helping find a cure for the disease that is slowly diminishing the quality of her life.