ASGCT Honors UF Scientist with 2023 Outstanding New Investigator Award

The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy is proud to announce the winners of the Outstanding Achievement Award, the Outstanding New Investigator Award, the Sonia Skarlatos Public Service Award, the Jerry Mendell Award for Translational Science, the Catalyst Award, and the Founders Award.

Outstanding New Investigator Award

Winners of the Outstanding New Investigator (ONI) Award come from academia, research foundations, government, or industry, and are recognized each year based on their contributions to the field of gene and cell therapy. Each awardee will present a keynote lecture at the ASGCT Annual Meeting highlighting their scientific accomplishments that led to the Award.

Manuela Corti, PhD

University of Florida

Dr. Corti is a clinician scientist working on pioneering therapy for rare diseases like Pompe disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Friedreich’s ataxia. Dr. Corti’s research focus is on 1) Understanding the contribution of neurological impairment in neuromuscular disorders by combining behavioral, neurophysiological and imaging techniques, and 2) Developing novel therapies that improve and restore both the muscular and the neurological impairments in neuromuscular disease.

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