Our Impact
Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Laxman Gangwani, PhD, Texas Tech University
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Laxman Gangwani, PhD, at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, for his project entitled, “Function […]
Cure SMA Announces Expanded Phase 3 of SMA Industry Collaboration
Cure SMA is pleased to announce the launch of an expanded Phase 3 of our SMA Industry Collaboration. The SMA Industry Collaboration is a multi-faceted […]
Hope on the Hill Congressional Dinner Raises $200,000
The 8th Annual “Hope on the Hill” Congressional Dinner was held on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at The Willard Hotel in Washington, DC. More than […]
2018 Research Year-in-Review
Over our past fiscal year—from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018—Cure SMA has funded over $5 million in new research funding. This funding will be […]
Cure SMA Funding Leads to 16 New Research Publications in 2018
An important goal of our research funding strategy is to share scientific findings with the broader scientific community. Scientists who receive Cure SMA funding often […]
Advocacy Year-in-Review 2018
For Cure SMA, 2018 has been a year of great progress. As we continue to make strides into 2019, it is important to take a […]
Fall 2018 Issue of Compass Now Available
The fall 2018 issue of Compass is now available online. This issue of Compass covers the SMA Care Center Network and its goal of developing an […]
Cure SMA Launches “SMArt Moves” for Early Diagnosis and Treatment
Cure SMA today launches SMArt Moves, a new disease awareness and educational campaign to empower parents, pediatricians and other healthcare professionals to swiftly recognize and […]
Kansas Adopts SMA Newborn Screening as Several Other States Move Closer to Adoption
Progress is currently being made in several states for getting SMA added to Newborn Screening panels. We are delighted to share this news with you […]
North Carolina to Screen Newborns for SMA Through Early Check
Early Check, a new research study led by RTI International, is now available for newborn babies in North Carolina. Early Check is a free screening […]