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Applications Open for 2015 Annual SMA Conference Scholarships
Applications are now open for scholarships to the 2015 Annual SMA Conference, held June 18-21 in Kansas City, MO. You must complete an application form in order to be considered. […]
Read More ›Erin Trainor Memorial Fund Reaches Milestone
In February 1994, Barbara and Gene Trainor lost their five-month-old daughter Erin to SMA type I. Throughout the past 20 years, the Trainor family, friends, and colleagues have raised funds […]
Read More ›Miller McNeil Woodruff Foundation Gives Generous Gift to Cure SMA
The Miller McNeil Woodruff Foundation has awarded an amazing $87,000 to Cure SMA, to help fund research that will lead to a treatment and cure for SMA and to give […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Provides Record Number of Resources to Families Worldwide
Along with funding spinal muscular atrophy research, Cure SMA provides thousands of families with vital family support and resources to help them live active, engaged and hopeful lives. Cure SMA […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Welcomes New Medical Advisory Council Committee Members
We are excited to welcome our new members to our Medical Advisory Council. Welcome to: Julie Parsons, MD Nancy Kuntz, MD Perry Shieh, MD, PhD Randal Richardson, MD, MMS Elizabeth […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Funding Leads to 16 New Research Publications in 2014
An important goal of our research funding strategy is to share scientific findings with the broader scientific community. Scientists who receive Cure SMA funding often publish their findings in peer-reviewed […]
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