With help from Dutch Bros., MDA is fighting to end ALS
Thanks in part to Dutch Bros. generous support, MDA is currently funding 38 active ALS grants, with a total funding commitment of $9.6 million.
Category: Research
Five Questions with Researcher Lyndsay Murray
Lyndsay Murray of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland was awarded an MDA research grant to investigate how therapies work at different stages of SMA
Participants Sought for ACE-083 CMT Study
Researchers are looking for people with CMT to participate in a phase 2 clinical trial, sponsored by Acceleron Pharma.
Five Questions with Researcher Johanna Hamel
Learn more about researcher Johanna Hamel’s clinical research training fellowship.
Becoming a Science Person, Sort Of: My First Research Blog
Joe Akmakjian shares highlights from his interview with MDA grant recipient Mattia Quattrocelli.
Co-Sponsored Clinical Research Training Fellowship Supports Research in Myotonic Dystrophy
Johanna Hamel, M.D., received an MDA co-sponsored Clinical Research Training Fellowship for her work studying myotonic dystrophy (DM).
Online DMD Study Seeks Parents to Participate
Parents of young boys with DMD, as well as parents of age-matched non-affected boys, are being sought to participate in an online observational study.
FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Octapharma USA’s Experimental Dermatomyositis Drug Octagam
Octapharma USA’s investigational drug IVIG (brand name Octagam) to treat dermatomyositis, has received FDA orphan drug designation.
AMO Pharma’s Myotonic Dystrophy Drug AMO-02 Receives FDA Fast Track Designation
The investigational drug AMO-02 (tideglusib) has received FDA fast track designation for the treatment of DM1.
Five Questions with FSHD Researcher Charles Emerson
Dr. Charles Emerson was awarded an MDA research grant to study FSHD.
