Mouse Model Dr. Harbhajan Paul University of Pittsburgh   In 2003 our organization funded the development of an animal model with MSUD. The mice model is being used today by several labs looking for alternative treatments for MSUD.

Zebrafish Models Dr. Gerald Downes University of Massachusetts- Amherst   Dr. Gerald Downes from the University of Massachusetts- Amherst established zebrafish models for different types of MSUD. Zebrafish are useful models for studying the effect of high levels of branched-chain amino acids on brain development and for identifying therapeutic agents with the potential to treat […]