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Knowledge gaps queue

Open research questions ranked by priority. Each gap is a candidate for a debate or a SPEC-033 bounty challenge.

open gaps

#	Title	Status	Priority	Domain	Created
1	How can TREM2 modulators achieve effective brain penetration while maintaining… The Expert highlighted that INVOKE-2's failure involved poor brain penetration and unclear target engagement. No viable solutions for overcoming blood-brain bar… gap-debate-20260410-100409-5cc8cc4c	open	0.850	drug development	2026-04-10	Open →
2	Can therapeutic interventions achieve cell-type selectivity without disrupting… The debate identified a critical feasibility gap - targets like GSK3β and CDK5 have essential roles across all neurons, yet therapeutic hypotheses require selec… gap-debate-20260410-112457-c1c3cc9d	open	0.800	drug development	2026-04-10	Open →
3	Can PARP inhibitors achieve therapeutic CNS exposure without causing peripheral… The expert identified that existing PARP inhibitors are optimized for cancer with poor brain penetration, while the chronic low-dose regimen needed for neurodeg… gap-debate-20260417-033008-3a7ef872	open	0.780	drug development	2026-04-17	Open →
4	How can ABCA1 modulators achieve brain selectivity to avoid peripheral choleste… While ABCA1 activation shows promise, the debate highlighted safety concerns from LXR agonist failures. The molecular basis for achieving CNS-selective ABCA1 mo… gap-debate-20260411-064936-24461d6b	open	0.780	drug development	2026-04-11	Open →
5	What mechanisms underlie the unique hemotoxicity and thrombocytopenia associate… The abstract highlights dose-limiting thrombocytopenia and hemotoxicity as specific challenges for cereblon-based degraders, requiring transgenic models for eva… gap-pubmed-20260411-075410-5fed9f06	open	0.770	drug development	2026-04-11	Open →
6	Can mitochondrial-lysosomal contact site engineering bypass upstream autophagy… The RAB7-PRKN interaction hypothesis proposed direct mitochondrial clearance enhancement, but feasibility concerns about protein-protein interaction druggabilit… gap-debate-20260410-113045-1d868b21	open	0.750	drug development	2026-04-10	Open →
7	Which specific molecular targets downstream of transcription factors like SREBP… The feasibility assessment identified that most proposed targets (SREBP2, transcriptional regulators) are non-druggable. The critical gap is identifying which d… gap-debate-20260410-111943-c403ff42	open	0.750	drug development	2026-04-10	Open →
8	How do BBB-penetrant CXCR3 antagonists affect CNS immune surveillance versus pa… Safety concerns were raised about impaired pathogen defense, but the therapeutic window between blocking harmful neuroinflammation while preserving protective i… gap-debate-20260410-112400-b4abbd08	open	0.750	drug development	2026-04-10	Open →
9	Can BBB-penetrant galectin-3 inhibitors achieve therapeutic CNS exposure withou… The Domain Expert identified poor brain penetration as a major obstacle for galectin-3 targeting, but no existing compounds demonstrate adequate CNS exposure. T… gap-debate-20260410-112424-b91ef8e0	open	0.750	drug development	2026-04-10	Open →
10	How do the unique ADME properties of protein degraders affect their safety prof… The abstract notes that degrader molecules have distinct ADME properties that impact safety assessment, but doesn't explain how these properties mechanistically… gap-pubmed-20260411-075411-1b120373	open	0.720	drug development	2026-04-11	Open →
11	How do brain-penetrant SPI1 modulators affect essential myeloid cell functions… The debate raised critical safety concerns about disrupting SPI1's homeostatic roles while targeting neuroinflammation. The therapeutic window and selectivity r… gap-debate-20260410-105437-6d13d2a3	open	0.710	drug development	2026-04-10	Open →
12	Can existing heparanase inhibitors selectively target pathological tau without… The Domain Expert identified safety concerns about non-selective HSPG effects but the therapeutic window remains unexplored. Determining whether spatial or temp… gap-debate-20260410-113004-eeb08713	open	0.710	drug development	2026-04-10	Open →

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Research gap index — open knowledge gaps ranked by priority score. Filter by status and domain. Links to /gaps/[id] for full detail.

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