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Spring 2016 Issue of Compass Now Available

May 26, 2016
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The Spring 2016 issue of Compass is now available online. As part of our most recent round of funding, we’ve announced eight grants totaling $890,000 […]

Cure SMA Awards $300,000 Drug Discovery Grant to Charlotte Sumner, in Collaboration with Imago Pharmaceuticals

May 25, 2016
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Cure SMA has awarded a $300,000 drug discovery grant to Charlotte Sumner, MD, at Johns Hopkins University, in collaboration with Imago Pharmaceuticals. The award is […]

Announcing an Evening of Fun at Disneyland Park

May 24, 2016
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Just added to this year’s conference schedule: Saturday Night at Disneyland Park! We’re very excited to announce that conference attendees will get to take part […]

Cure SMA Releases Full Schedule for the 2016 Annual SMA Conference

May 19, 2016
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Cure SMA has released the full schedule for the 2016 Annual SMA Conference, which will be held in Anaheim, CA at Disneyland, June 16-19. The […]

Cure SMA Awards $70,000 Grant to Christine DiDonato, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

May 17, 2016
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Cure SMA has awarded a $70,000 research grant to Dr. Christine DiDonato at Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago for her project, “Assessing mediators of muscle […]

AveXis Reports Data from Ongoing Phase 1 Trial of AVXS-101 in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1

May 6, 2016
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Today, AveXis, Inc. presented an interim analysis of data as of April 1, 2016 from the ongoing Phase 1 trial of AVXS-101 for the treatment […]

Cure SMA Announces 2016 Family Friendly Poster Session Presenters

May 2, 2016
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The Family Friendly Research Poster Session is one of the most anticipated events of our Annual SMA Conference. Each year, Cure SMA invites researchers from […]

Cure SMA Welcomes New Board and Committee Members

April 29, 2016
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Recently, Cure SMA confirmed three new board members and several new committee members. These new members will provide additional leadership in the areas of advocacy, […]

Ionis Releases Data Update from Phase 2 Study in Infants with SMA

April 20, 2016
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals provided an update on its ongoing open-label Phase 2 clinical study of nusinersen in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at the American […]

Cure SMA and the SMA Community Featured by Astellas Pharmaceuticals

April 20, 2016
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Cure SMA is featured by Astellas Pharmaceuticals as part of their new Changing Tomorrow Together website. Cure SMA Research Director Jill Jarecki contributed a spotlight […]

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