Our Impact
Cure SMA Awards $100,000 Grant to Saravanan Arumugam, PhD, Universidad de Seville
Saravanan Arumugam, PhD, was awarded $100,000 for his research project, “Role of Cytosolic and Mitochondrial Ca2+ in the Pathogenesis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.” Dr. Arumugam’s […]
Read More ›District of Columbia Starts Screening for SMA During Rare Disease Month
Cure SMA is pleased to announce that the District of Columbia (DC) is now screening babies born in DC for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Florence Rage, PhD, at the Institute of Molecular Genetics of Montpellier
Florence Rage, PhD, was awarded $150,000 for her research project, “Deciphering the Mechanisms of RNA Transport along Axons to Understand the Progression of Spinal Muscular […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Anton Blatnik, PhD, at The Ohio State University
Anton Blatnik, PhD, at The Ohio State University has been awarded $150,000 for his research project, “Determining Primary Splicing Changes in Spinal Muscular Atrophy.” Dr. […]
Read More ›Cure SMA to Host 11th Annual Hope on the Hill Event in Washington, D.C.
On December 6th, Cure SMA will highlight the progress made in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and recognize the advocacy that helped lead to this success […]
Read More ›The Giving Season is Here!
Cure SMA leads the way to a world where everyone impacted by SMA is empowered to lead their best lives. As 2022 comes to a […]
Read More ›SMA Community Seeks SSI Improvements on Program’s 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago today, the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program was created to “provide supplemental security income to individuals who have attained age 65 or […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Holds Patient-Led Listening Session with FDA
On Thursday, August 4, 2022, six members of the SMA community had the opportunity to talk directly with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Holds Patient-Led Listening Session with FDA
On Thursday, August 4, 2022, six members of the SMA community had the opportunity to talk directly with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) […]
Read More ›Special NBS Awareness Month Announcement: South Carolina Screens for SMA!
Cure SMA is pleased to announce that South Carolina is now screening babies born in the state for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). South Carolina Department […]
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