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Cure SMA Awards $30,000 Grant to Jocelyn Cote, PhD, University of Ottawa

April 7, 2016
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Cure SMA has awarded a $30,000 research grant to Jocelyn Cote, PhD, at the University of Ottawa for his project, “The role of SMN as […]

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Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Arthur Burghes, PhD, The Ohio State University

April 4, 2016
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Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Arthur Burghes, PhD, at The Ohio State University, for his project, “Defining the contribution of RNP […]

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Cure SMA Awards $90,000 Grant to Antoine Cl̩ry, PhD, ETH Zurich

March 31, 2016
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Cure SMA has awarded a $90,000 research grant to Antoine Cléry, PhD, at ETH Zurich for his project, “Novel approaches against spinal muscular atrophy by […]

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Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Christine Beattie, PhD, Ohio State University

March 28, 2016
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Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Christine Beattie, PhD, at the Ohio State University, for her project, “Identification of SMN:HuD bound RNAs […]

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Cure SMA-Funded Researchers Publish Paper on Motor Neuron and Astrocyte Defects

March 1, 2016
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Cure SMA-funded researcher Chien-Ping Ko has published a paper in the Journal of Neuroscience, called “Defects in Motoneuron–Astrocyte Interactions in Spinal Muscular Atrophy.” The research […]

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Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Rashmi Kothary, MD, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

February 18, 2016
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Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Rashmi Kothary, MD, at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute for his project, ” Muscle satellite cell […]

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Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Megerditch Kiledjian, PhD, of Rutgers

February 11, 2016
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Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Megerditch Kiledjian, PhD, at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, for his project, “Novel Strategies […]

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Cure SMA Testifies Before FDA at PDUFA Meeting

January 19, 2016
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The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), the law that allows the FDA to collect fees from drug manufacturers to fund the new drug approval […]

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Cure SMA Funding Leads to 18 New Research Publications in 2015

December 17, 2015
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An important goal of our research funding strategy is to share scientific findings with the broader scientific community. To help accomplish this goal, scientists who […]

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Cure SMA Funds 28 Research Projects in 2015, as Drug Pipeline Grows to 18 Programs

December 16, 2015
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Our approach to research is focused on continually expanding the pipeline of potential drugs and therapies for SMA, cultivating new approaches and advancing promising ideas. […]

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