Our Impact
SMA Advocates Meet With House and Senate Offices
On Thursday, April 26, Cure SMA traveled with more than 70 spinal muscular atrophy advocates to Washington DC to meet with congressional offices. The advocates […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Chad Heatwole, MD, University of Rochester
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Chad Heatwole, MD, at the University of Rochester, for his project, ” Development of a Clinically […]
Read More ›The Discovery of Spinraza
SMA is caused by a mutation in the survival motor neuron gene 1 (SMN1). In a healthy person, this gene produces a protein—called survival motor […]
Read More ›There is Still Time to Complete Cure SMA’s 2018 Community Survey
Dear Members of the SMA Community, For the past several years, we’ve been working to collect data and information on our community’s experiences, goals, hopes, […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Bakri Elsheikh, MD, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Bakri Elsheikh, MD, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, for his project, “Determine the […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Database Findings Published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases
An important goal at Cure SMA is to collect data to better understand the SMA patient population, and then to report this data back to […]
Read More ›SMA Newborn Screening Guidelines Published in Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases
The recent decision of the federal Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) to recommend SMA for addition to the RUSP, as […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Welcomes Back AveXis as a 2018 National Premier Partner
Cure SMA is excited to announce that AveXis is returning as a National Premier Partner for 2018. As part of their partnership, AveXis is generously […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Brunhilde Wirth, PhD, Institute of Cologne, Germany
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Brunhilde Wirth, PhD, at Institute of Cologne, Germany, for her project, “Study of combinatorial therapy based […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $50,000 Grant to Rashmi Kothary, PhD, University of Ottawa
Cure SMA has awarded a $50,000 research grant to Rashmi Kothary, PhD, at the University of Ottawa, for his project, ” The shifting landscape of […]
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