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New Dates and Locations Announced for 2019 Summits of Strength

February 27, 2019
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Cure SMA is pleased to announce that we will be continuing the Summit of Strength Program in 2019, adding 20 new events from March through November. The Summit of Strength […]

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Scholar Rock Announces Positive Interim Results from Phase 1 Trial of SRK-015 in Healthy Volunteers and Updates on Future Development Plans

February 26, 2019
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Scholar Rock today announced positive interim results from the ongoing Phase 1 single- and multiple-ascending dose clinical trial of SRK-015 in healthy adult volunteers. SRK-015, a highly specific inhibitor of […]

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Community Spotlight: Kristen Smith

February 25, 2019
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The SMA community has been lobbying state and federal government for years. Kristen Smith shares how she became involved with advocacy. Kristen Smith describes herself as an artist and advocate. […]

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Arkansas and Florida Adopt SMA Newborn Screening

February 22, 2019
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We are thrilled to share that both Arkansas and Florida recently adopted SMA to their state newborn screening panels! They now join the growing list of states that have adopted […]

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Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Veronica Pessino, PhD, Salk Institute for Biological Sciences

February 22, 2019
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Audrey Lewis founded Families of SMA, now Cure SMA, 34 years ago. Audrey recognized early on the importance of attracting new and talented researchers to SMA, with the hope that […]

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Community Spotlight: Amber Bosselman

February 21, 2019
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Amber Bosselman is your typical 22-year-old college senior. She is currently studying psychology in Idaho and planning to get her master’s degree in industrial psychology. Amber’s life is similar to […]

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