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PPMD & Jesse’s Journey Award $172,000 (CAD) Clinical Fellowship in Duchenne Endocrinology & Bone Fragility

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) and Jesse’s Journey today announced a collaborative research award of $172,000 (CAD) in support of a two-year Clinical Fellowship in Duchenne Endocrinology and Bone Fragility. The award will sponsor the fellowship of…

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Take Part in the Duchenne Steroid Patient Experience Survey

Patient experience data is a critical tool for advancing drug development in Duchenne and for regulatory decision making. Steroids have been part of care standards for over two decades, however, there is a lack of…

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C-Path Opens Access to Duchenne Regulatory Science Consortium (D-RSC) Database

PPMD is proud to be an original funder and continued supporter of the Duchenne Regulatory Science Consortium (D-RSC) database, which includes data from Duchenne clinical trials, natural history studies, and clinical data collections. With the strength…

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Webinar Q&A: Gene Therapy – Turning Obstacles into Possibilities

Last week, PPMD held a webinar to discuss the lessons learned in Gene Therapy, current challenges for our community, and what the future holds for these promising treatments. After opening with an insightful presentation from…

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WATCH: Gene Therapy – Turning Obstacles into Possibilities (Webinar Recording)

On April 20, 2021, PPMD’s Pat Furlong & Eric Camino were joined by Drs. Nagaraju and Shieh for an interactive panel discussion on the lessons learned in Gene Therapy, current challenges for our community, and…

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PPMD’s End Duchenne Tour turns 5!

In late 2015, we had a discussion at the PPMD office in Hackensack. Was it time to kick our local educational events up a notch? Have we certified enough centers to have a “home base”…

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Females with Dystrophinopathy: Publication of PPMD’s Pre-Conference Meeting Summary & Recommendations

Much has been explored about males living with Duchenne, but what about the many females who are living with symptoms (i.e., skeletal muscle weakness, cognitive issues and/or cardiomyopathy) of this diagnosis? In June of 2019,…

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PPMD Awards $31,500 Grant to Understand Immune Response to CRISPR/Cas-9 Gene Editing Strategies

PPMD is excited to award the University of Missouri School of Medicine a bridge grant for $31,500 to continue evaluating CRISPR therapy in a pre-clinical model of Duchenne. The project is led by Dongsheng Duan,…

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PPMD Awards $450,000 to Collaborative Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Care Projects

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) is pleased to announce awards to three collaborative Certified Duchenne Care Center (CDCC) network projects totaling $450,000. Under PPMD’s 2021 CDCC Inter-Institutional Collaboration Grant Program, these grants will support the…

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Register Today for PPMD’s 2021 Annual Conference — Virtual Edition!

PPMD’s Annual Conference – Virtual Edition Registration is now open for PPMD’s 2021 Virtual Annual Conference! 2021 remains an extraordinary time for our global community. We are getting closer to safer days ahead and we want…

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