March 2026

Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Tetsuya Akiyama, MD, PhD, Stanford University School of Medicine

Each year, Cure SMA invites scientists from around the world to submit funding proposals for basic research projects that address specific unanswered questions in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) biology. Our Scientific Advisory Board ranks the submitted proposals based on their scientific merit and their alignment with Cure SMA’s research priorities. Funding is then awarded to […]

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Cure SMA Expands Travel Support Package Eligibility to Include Teens with SMA

Cure SMA is excited to share an important update to our travel support programs. In response to community feedback and the growing need for accessible travel support for younger individuals, we have expanded eligibility for our Travel Support Package to now include teens with SMA. Previously available only to adults with SMA, the Travel Support

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Genentech Issues Community Letter Regarding Emugrobart

Today, Genentech announced the discontinuation of emugrobart (an investigational anti-myostatin antibody, also known as GYM329) into Phase III development for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The decision to stop clinical development of emugrobart in SMA follows a comprehensive assessment of the totality of the evidence from Part 1 of the MANATEE ( NCT05115110 ) study –

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Cure SMA Awards $75,000 Grant to Lyndsay Murray, PhD, University of Edinburgh in Scotland

Each year, Cure SMA invites scientists from around the world to submit funding proposals for basic research projects that address specific unanswered questions in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) biology. Our Scientific Advisory Board ranks the submitted proposals based on their scientific merit and their alignment with Cure SMA’s research priorities. Funding is then awarded to

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