Research
Cure SMA Receives NIH Grant
For the seventh consecutive year, Cure SMA has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the SMA Researcher Meeting. This year’s […]
Read More ›Collaborative Ways Cure SMA is Driving Research Results
Much as families in our community often work together to start a chapter, organize an event, or raise awareness of SMA, researchers must work together […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Funds $1.85 Million in New Research Grants in 2014-2015
Over the past few months, Cure SMA has announced a total of $1.85 million in new research funding. Our model is designed to fund both […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Announces Additional $445,000 for Nationwide Children’s Hospital Gene Therapy Program led by Brian Kaspar, PhD
Cure SMA, the leading organization dedicated to the treatment and cure of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), recently provided an additional $445,000 grant toward a gene […]
Read More ›Spring 2015 Issue of Compass Now Available
The Spring 2015 issue of Compass is now available online. As part of our most recent round of funding, we made five grants totaling $640,000 […]
Read More ›Annual SMA Conference to Feature Panel of Leading SMA Drug Experts
The Annual SMA Conference will bring together well over a thousand families and researchers from around the world. During the conference, several sessions are set […]
Read More ›Share Your SMA Story for a New Research Project
Cure SMA is reaching out on behalf of Communispace to invite people caring for a family member with Spinal Muscular Atrophy to participate in a […]
Read More ›Human Tissue Donation Program Advances Understanding of SMA
Families’ generous donations of human tissues at the time of death are critical to an ongoing program directed to understanding how SMA damages the nervous […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Announces New $140,000 Basic Research Grant to Chad Heatwole, MD, at the University of Rochester
Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Chad Heatwole, MD, at the University of Rochester for his project, “Development of a Clinically Relevant […]
Read More ›SMA Researcher Meeting to Host Over 100 Presentations
The Annual SMA Conference consists of two separate events that run in parallel. The first is focused on families affected by SMA, who gather for […]
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