November 12, 2019

The Duchenne Registry App is Available Now!

After twelve years of collecting data to advance research for Duchenne, PPMD’s Duchenne Registry is excited to share the new and improved Duchenne Registry Mobile App with our community of patients and caregivers! We believe the app will make…

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October 30, 2019

PPMD Launches Interactive Drug Development Pipeline

For over twenty five years, Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy has been committed to exploring and supporting innovative therapeutic possibilities. We take a cutting-edge approach to accelerate finding treatments that will end Duchenne for every single…

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October 24, 2019

PPMD Awards $148,000 in Grants to Improve Cardiac Function in Duchenne

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) is excited to announce that Dr. Kan Hor from Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Dr. Dongsheng Duan from the University of Missouri received grants to further develop their research into potential…

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October 17, 2019

PPMD Announces Arkansas Children’s Hospital as 28th Certified Duchenne Care Center

Today Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) named Arkansas Children’s Hospital the 28th Certified Duchenne Care Center (CDCC). This expanding program of elite centers, created in 2014 as part of PPMD’s Certified Duchenne Care Center Program,…

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October 9, 2019

2019 World Muscle Society Update – Day 4

This week, PPMD’s Abby Bronson, SVP of Research Strategy and Eric Camino, PhD, Director of Research and Clinical Innovation are attending the annual World Muscle Society (WMS) meeting, this year in Copenhagen, Denmark. Below, Abby…

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October 7, 2019

2019 World Muscle Society Update – Days 2 & 3

This week, PPMD’s Abby Bronson, SVP of Research Strategy and Eric Camino, PhD, Director of Research and Clinical Innovation are attending the annual World Muscle Society (WMS) meeting, this year in Copenhagen, Denmark. Below, Abby…

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October 3, 2019

2019 World Muscle Society Update – Day 1

This week, PPMD’s Abby Bronson, SVP of Research Strategy and Eric Camino, PhD, Director of Research and Clinical Innovation are attending the annual World Muscle Society (WMS) meeting, this year in Copenhagen, Denmark. Below, Abby…

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October 2, 2019

Duchenne UK and PPMD Award $200,000 Grant to Develop an Accepted Set of Patient Reported Outcomes

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) and Duchenne UK announced the joint funding of a project to create a set of agreed and validated Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) for use in Europe and the US. The…

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October 1, 2019

First Baby Tested Via Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy’s Newborn Screening Pilot

Today, our community’s collective efforts have led to an incredible milestone for PPMD’s Duchenne Newborn Screening Pilot in New York State. Today, the first babies are being SCREENED for Duchenne. This is a significant milestone…

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September 25, 2019

WATCH: Introduction to Gene Therapy [PPMD Gene Therapy Webinar Series]

For PPMD a pivotal aspect of care is education. Without the proper knowledge of what the potential benefits and risks are of an investigational product a family cannot make well informed decisions. As the landscape…

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