Research
Cure SMA Awards $75,000 Grant to Jean Giacomotto, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia
Cure SMA has awarded a $75,000 research grant to Jean Giacomotto, PhD, at the University of Queensland, for his project, “Zebrafish models of Spinal Muscular […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $30,000 Grant to Remy Bordonne, PhD, CNRS-Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, France
Cure SMA has awarded a $30,000 research grant to Remy Bordonne, PhD, at CNRS-Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, for his project, “Identification of the protective […]
Read More ›Record Number of Abstracts Submitted for the 2017 SMA Researcher Meeting
Abstract submission is now closed for the 2017 SMA Researcher Meeting. We are excited to announce that we received 125 submissions, a record number. Our […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Joceyln C̫t̩, PhD, University of Ottawa
Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Joceyln Côté, PhD, at The University of Ottawa, for his project, “Investigating the mechanism by which […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $140,000 Grant to Arthur Burghes, PhD, The Ohio State University
Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Arthur Burghes, PhD, at The Ohio State University, for his project, “Identification of SMA modifiers and […]
Read More ›Biogen Presents New ENDEAR Data Showing SPINRAZA (nusinersen) Significantly Reduces Risk of Death or Permanent Ventilation
Biogen presented new data from the Phase 3 ENDEAR study of SPINRAZA™ (nusinersen), which demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the risk of death or […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Funding Results in 16 New Research Publications
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 ›2016 Research Year-in-Review: An Historic Year for Our Community
This has been an historic year for the SMA community. On December 23, the FDA announced its approval of Spinraza, the first-ever approved treatment for […]
Read More ›The Lancet Publishes Data from Phase 2, Open-Label Trial of Spinraza (Nusinersen) in Infants
Today, Lancet published results from the Phase 2, open-label trial of nusinersen (Spinraza) in infants. This trial initiated in 2013, and patients continue to receive […]
Read More ›Cure SMA-Funded Researcher, Chad Heatwole, Publishes Paper on Clinical Trial Outcomes in Adults with SMA
Cure SMA-funded researcher, Chad Heatwole, and his team, have published a paper, “What Matters Most: A Perspective From Adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients”. This project […]
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