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Record Number of Abstracts Submitted for 2018 SMA Researcher Meeting
Abstract submission is now closed for the 2018 SMA Researcher Meeting. We are excited to announce that we received 128 submissions, a record number. Our submissions come from researchers in […]
Read More ›The Discovery of SMA
In 2016, the spinal muscular atrophy community celebrated the approval of the first-ever treatment that targets the underlying genetic cause of SMA. This was a milestone more than 100 years […]
Read More ›Roche Releases Community Statement on RG7916 and Olesoxime Programs
Roche has provided the following community statement on RG7916 and Olesoxime investigational programs. Dear SMA Community, We are very pleased to share an update of the Roche SMA program We […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $75,000 Grant to Robert Kalb, MD, Northwestern University
Cure SMA has awarded a $75,000 research grant to Robert Kalb, MD, at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, for his project, “Effects of diminished SMN on segmental spinal cord […]
Read More ›Cure SMA to Host Inaugural Clinical Care Meeting
Clinicians across the country are invited to share experiences, successes and ideas at the inaugural SMA Clinical Care Meeting to be held on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at the 2018 Annual […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Umrao Monani, PhD, Columbia University
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Umrao Monani, PhD, at Columbia University, for his project, “SMA modulators as a means to revealing disease mechanisms.” Dr. Monani and […]
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