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Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Francesco Lotti, PhD, of Columbia University
Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Francesco Lotti, PhD, at Columbia University, for his project, “Role of Sumoylation in SMN Function and SMA Pathology.” Survival motor neuron […]
Read More ›21st Century Cures Discussion Document Released
The US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has released the 21st Century Cures discussion document. The 21st Century Cures initiative was created to investigate how the government can […]
Read More ›Cure SMA-Funded Researcher Publishes Paper on Critical Issues for SMA Families and Doctors
Matthew A. Halanski, a Cure SMA-funded researcher from University of Wisconsin – Madison, was the lead author on, “Assessing the Needs of the SMA Population,” an article recently published in […]
Read More ›Join Cure SMA in Celebrating the International Day of Acceptance
January 20 is a day dedicated to the social acceptance of disability and to honor the late Annie Hopkins, SMA type II, who is the founder of 3E Love and […]
Read More ›Roche Buys Trophos to Continue Work on SMA Drug
Swiss drugmaker Roche has agreed to buy privately-held Trophos. Roche, the third largest pharmaceutical company in the world, will now bring its resources to help move olesoxime forward. Olesoxime is […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Announces New $30,000 Clinical Care Research Grant to Deborah Boroughs at BAYADA Home Health Care
Cure SMA has awarded a $30,000 clinical care grant to Deborah Boroughs, RN, MSN, for her project focusing on caregiver training. Individuals with SMA have complex and unique medical needs. […]
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