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ARPA-H Funds $34.5M Center to Develop Gene-Edited Epilepsy Therapies

7/22/2026

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The Broad Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital and the Jackson Laboratory announced a collaboration to launch the Center for Therapeutic Genetics (CTG).
CTG, funded by a $34.5 million ARPA-H award, will develop gene-editing treatments for rare genetic epilepsies and share disease models and safety data to apply one method to other diseases.
Timothy Yu said the center will raise philanthropic money, not rely on family funding, and is not yet taking patients.

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The Broad Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital and the Jackson Laboratory announced a collaboration to launch the Center for Therapeutic Genetics (CTG).
CTG, funded by a $34.5 million ARPA-H award, will develop gene-editing treatments for rare genetic epilepsies and share disease models and safety data to apply one method to other diseases.
Timothy Yu said the center will raise philanthropic money, not rely on family funding, and is not yet taking patients.