Our Impact
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 ›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 Testifies Before FDA at PDUFA Meeting
The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), the law that allows the FDA to collect fees from drug manufacturers to fund the new drug approval […]
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 Reaches Thousands of Families in 2015
Each year, Cure SMA provides thousands of families with vital support and resources to help them live active, engaged and hopeful lives. Our programs provide […]
Read More ›Great Progress, Greater Need
In the last few years, we’ve gotten closer to an approved treatment than we ever have been. Through research funded by Cure SMA, we’ve identified […]
Read More ›Cure SMA and Other Venture Philanthropy Leaders Share Insight at Partnering for Cures Panel
Cure SMA President Kenneth Hobby was a featured panelist at Partnering for Cures, a conference convened by the Milken Institute’s FasterCures initiative. At the event, […]
Read More ›Cure SMA-Funded Researchers Publish Paper in Journal Pediatrics
Cure SMA-funded researchers Rebecca Hurst Davis and Kathy Swoboda have published a paper, “Responses to Fasting and Glucose Loading in a Cohort of Well Children […]
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