
Florian Eichler
Director, Center for Rare Neurological Diseases · Mass General Brigham
Credentials: · · · ·
History
- Present
Center for Rare Neurological Diseases · Mass General Brigham
- Present
Center for Rare Neurological Diseases · Massachusetts General Hospital
- Present
- 2002–2005
- 2001–2002
- 1997–1999
- 1997
University of Vienna School of Medicine
Research
Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Gene Therapy for Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy
New England Journal of Medicine · 2017 · First of 25 authors · 455 citations
Cerebral white matter: neuroanatomy, clinical neurology, and neurobehavioral correlates
Review · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 383 citations
Hereditary sensory neuropathy type 1 is caused by the accumulation of two neurotoxic sphingolipids
Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2010 · 311 citations

18 papers · 1 as a resident

17 papers · 4 as a fellow

15 papers

15 papers

14 papers

14 papers · 2 as a fellow

13 papers · 2 as a fellow

12 papers
Grants
- 2019–2030
Global Leukodystrophy Initiative Clinical Trials Network (GLIA- CTN)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · U54
PI · $12.8M · Children's Hosp of Philadelphia
- 2012–2018
Phase 2 Study of L-Serine in HSN Type 1
Food and Drug Administration · R01
Contact PI · $1.6M · Massachusetts General Hospital
- 2013–2017
Safety, Tolerability and Biological Activity of L-Serine in HSAN1.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $410.6K · Massachusetts General Hospital
- 2011–2016
The Role of Desoxysphingoid Bases in HSAN1
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · R01
Contact PI · $2.1M · Massachusetts General Hospital
Clinical trials
- 2024–2026
Single Participant Study of an Experimental ASO Treatment for TUBB4A-related Leukodystrophy
Principal investigator · Enrolling by invitation · Phase 1, Phase 2
Massachusetts General Hospital
- 2023–2026
Treating Leg Symptoms in Women With X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
Principal investigator · Active not recruiting · Phase 4
Massachusetts General Hospital
- 2016–2019
- 2016–2025
A Natural History of Late Onset Tay-Sachs Disease
Principal investigator · Completed
Massachusetts General Hospital

