Research
Record Number of Abstracts Submitted for the 2016 SMA Researcher Meeting
Abstract submission is now closed for the 2016 SMA Researcher Meeting. We are excited to announce that we received 118 submissions, a record number. Our […]
Read More ›Cure SMA-Funded Researchers Publish Paper on Motor Neuron and Astrocyte Defects
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 […]
Read More ›Patients and Caregivers of Patients with Type II and III SMA Needed for Educational Research Survey
I am a medical education researcher fielding a survey to individuals or caregivers of individuals with Type II or III spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Rashmi Kothary, MD, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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 […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Megerditch Kiledjian, PhD, of Rutgers
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 […]
Read More ›Cure SMA-Funded Researcher Publishes Paper on Biomarker Study
Cure SMA-funded researcher Stephen Kolb has published a paper in the journal Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. This paper reported on the baseline results […]
Read More ›Abstract Submission Opens for 2016 SMA Researcher Meeting
Abstract submission is now open for the 2016 SMA Researcher Meeting, which will be held June 16-18 as part of the Annual SMA Conference in […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Funding Leads to 18 New Research Publications in 2015
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 […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Funds 28 Research Projects in 2015, as Drug Pipeline Grows to 18 Programs
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. […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Scientific Advisory Board Meets in Chicago
Members of Cure SMA’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) have gathered in Chicago, meeting to advance Cure SMA’s research goals. Our SAB is made up of […]
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