Our Impact
Collaborative Ways Cure SMA is Driving Research Results
Much as families in our community often work together to start a chapter, organize an event, or raise awareness of SMA, researchers must work together […]
Read More ›Update on SMA-FDA Interactions
The SMA drug pipeline has grown dramatically in just over a decade. Of the 17 programs in the pipeline, seven of these are in clinical […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Funds $1.85 Million in New Research Grants in 2014-2015
Over the past few months, Cure SMA has announced a total of $1.85 million in new research funding. Our model is designed to fund both […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Announces Additional $445,000 for Nationwide Children’s Hospital Gene Therapy Program led by Brian Kaspar, PhD
Cure SMA, the leading organization dedicated to the treatment and cure of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), recently provided an additional $445,000 grant toward a gene […]
Read More ›Spring 2015 Issue of Compass Now Available
The Spring 2015 issue of Compass is now available online. As part of our most recent round of funding, we made five grants totaling $640,000 […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Announces New $140,000 Basic Research Grant to Chad Heatwole, MD, at the University of Rochester
Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Chad Heatwole, MD, at the University of Rochester for his project, “Development of a Clinically Relevant […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Announces Additional $315,000 for SMA Drug Program at The California Institute of Biomedical Research
Cure SMA is pleased to announce that we have extended our spinal muscular atrophy research program with the California Institute of Biomedical Research (CALIBR) with […]
Read More ›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 […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Sara Custer, PhD, of Indiana University
Audrey Lewis founded Families of SMA, now Cure SMA, 30 years ago. Audrey recognized early on the importance of attracting new and talented researchers to […]
Read More ›Together, We Made History
Thanks to you, we raised over $770,000 in the month of December, as part of our annual campaign. The stage is set for historic advances […]
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