
Hope Through Research
At MDA, we take a big picture perspective across the full spectrum of neuromuscular diseases to uncover scientific and medical breakthroughs that accelerate treatments and cures. The power in our research approach is that we can often apply learnings from one disease to progress in others to bring urgently-needed answers to our families.
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DM – Nicholas Johnson, M.D.
Funded: 08/25/17 through 08/25/17Grant Announced: Additional Grants 2016Disease Type: Myotonic Dystrophy (DM)““Congenital DM1 is a truly devastating condition, without a treatment. I was inspired to work in this area because it ...”
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DM – Charles Thornton, M.D.
Funded: 01/01/16 through 12/31/18Grant Announced: Additional Grants 2016Disease Type: Myotonic Dystrophy (DM)“Experience has taught us that finding out whether a new drug is working or not is not a slam dunk,” Charles Thornton s...”