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2018 SMA Researcher Meeting Summary: SMA Therapy Development
The SMA Researcher Meeting is the largest research meeting in the world specifically focused on SMA and seeks to create open communication of early, unpublished […]
Read More ›Community Spotlight: Brynne Willis
At 10 years old, Brynne Willis knew something was wrong; it was time for the Presidential Fitness Test required by public schools and she kept […]
Read More ›August is SMA Awareness Month!
The SMA community officially recognizes August as Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month, an effort that Cure SMA has been coordinating since 1996. August is a […]
Read More ›2018 SMA Researcher Meeting Summary: Clinical Research Studies for SMA
The SMA Researcher Meeting is the largest research meeting in the world specifically focused on SMA and seeks to create open communication of early, unpublished […]
Read More ›2018 SMA Researcher Meeting Summary: Basic Research Podium Presentations
The SMA Researcher Meeting is the largest research meeting in the world specifically focused on SMA and seeks to create open communication of early, unpublished […]
Read More ›2018 SMA Researcher Meeting Special Session Summary: Clinical and Basic Questions of SMA in the Era of SMN Repletion: Challenge and Opportunity
The SMA Researcher Meeting is the largest research meeting in the world specifically focused on SMA and seeks to create open communication of early, unpublished […]
Read More ›Wisconsin Moves One Step Closer to SMA Newborn Screening
The Wisconsin Secretary of Health Services, Linda Seemeyer, recently approved the addition of SMA to the newborn screening panel through the administrative rule making process. […]
Read More ›Summit of Strength Program Kicks Off in Cincinnati
As a national organization comprised of 34 chapters, we know it’s important to leverage our collective strength and provide our community with personalized, local support. […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $300,000 Grant to Kevin Hodgetts, PhD, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Cure SMA has awarded a $300,000 preclinical drug discovery grant to Kevin Hodgetts, PhD, at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, for his project, ” Pre-Clinical […]
Read More ›Dr. John Kissel, Chair of Neurology at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Retires After 40 Years
Dr. John Kissel has treated patients with neuromuscular disorders from all over the United States. He specializes in spinal muscular atrophy and has been instrumental […]
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