Emma Sutton

Emma Sutton

BSTC Co-Chair | Podcast Development & Planning Subcommittee Co-Lead

Postdoctoral Fellow

The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI)


Research Interests: Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

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Biography

Dr. Emma R. Sutton completed her bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and then went on to obtain her PhD from the Faculty of Medicine at Keele University, England. Emma has always had a keen interest in neuromuscular disease, demonstrated by her doctoral research into novel therapeutics for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). During her PhD, Emma was chosen as the postgraduate representative for the Faculty of Medicine and actively participated in various committee panels, including two ethics boards and a diversity and inclusion committee. She is currently pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), leading innovative research on SMA. Emma strives to produce impactful and insightful research that could one day improve therapies for neuromuscular disease. She is currently the NMD4C Basic Science Trainee Committee (BSTC) Co-Chair.


Recent Publications

Sutton, ER, Beauvais, A, Yaworski, R, McMillan, HJ, Kothary, R. Maternal-Fetal Administration of Risdiplam Partially Rescues the SMNΔ7 Mouse Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Ann Neurol. 2026. PMID:42458739

Jusko, ML, Merrill, BM, Sutton, ER, Sikov, J, Edmondson, G, Hayes, T et al.. Examination of Peer Interactions During Cooperative and Competitive Board Games Among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on and off Methylphenidate. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol. 2026.54 (2) PMID:41941021

Sutton, ER, McCallion, E, Hoolachan, JM, Çetin, Ö, Pacheco-Torres, P, Rashid, S et al.. Mifepristone alone and in combination with scAAV9-SMN1 gene therapy improves disease phenotypes in Smn2B/- spinal muscular atrophy mice. Sci Rep. 2025.15 (1)40225 PMID:41249338

de Almeida, MMA, Kornfeld, SF, De Repentigny, Y, Al-Aarg, M, Ghani, I, Cummings, SE et al.. Modulation of miR-145 in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis: A promising approach to attenuate inflammation and degeneration. Neurobiol Dis. 2025.213 106999 PMID:40505783

de Almeida, MMA, De Repentigny, Y, Gagnon, S, Sutton, ER, Kothary, R. Impact of liver-specific survival motor neuron (SMN) depletion on central nervous system and peripheral tissue pathology. Elife. 2025.13 PMID:39976226

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