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 SMA research: towards a better understanding for a role for SMN in aging.” In this proposal, Dr. Kothary and his team seek to explore the role of SMN protein in…
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Robin Parks, PhD, at the University of Ottawa, for his project, “Serum-derived exosomes as a biomarker for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.” Dr. Parks and his team are exploring the use of exosomes, small particles released from all cells, as potential biomarkers for SMA. They have shown that…
Cure SMA Canada Awards $140,000 Grant to Joceyln Côté, PhD, University of Ottawa Cure SMA Canada has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Joceyln Côté, PhD, at The University of Ottawa, for his project, “Investigating the mechanism by which SMN regulates translation: identification of novel therapeutic targets.” Understanding the function of the SMN protein is…