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Cure CMD Awarded MDA Advocacy Grant
Cure CMD is excited to be a recipient of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2023 Advocacy Collaboration grant. This award will be used...
Cure CMD
Feb 17, 2023


Use Your Voice for Change
In 2022, Cure CMD's Legislative Advocacy Team continued to support legislation that provides access to healthcare, education, employment,...
Doenica Palacio
Feb 15, 2023


2023 Rare Disease Week
For the first time since 2020, 2023 Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill will happen in person, in Washington D.C., from February 28 to...
Lani Knutson, Advocacy Team Leader
Feb 15, 2023


2022 SciFam Conference Recordings
A big Thank You to everyone who participated in our 2022 Scientific and Family Conference! If you did not have the opportunity to...
Cure CMD
Feb 15, 2023


Webinar Series
Get Caught Up on our Webinar Series Our goal at Cure CMD is to bring you educational content relatable to your CMD journey to support...
Doenica Palacio
Feb 15, 2023


What's the Problem?
Through my myriad of experiences over many years, my eyes have been opened to the astounding and vast diversity of people. Specifically,...
Lani Knutson, Advocacy Team Leader
Feb 13, 2023
Creating pathways to LGMD genetic diagnosis: Spotlight on LGMD Grant Award recipient Cure CMD
Cure CMD is the fortunate recipient of a grant from Sarepta Therapeutics to promote genetic testing in the LGMDs. Limb-girdle muscular...
Cure CMD
Feb 7, 2023


Before and After I was Diagnosed: One Breath at a Time
My name is Stephanie Chicas. I am 29 years old. This is the story of how recurrent lung infections and one traumatic day prompted me to...
Cure CMD
Feb 7, 2023


Cure CMD Announces 2022 Research Grants
$482,000 Awarded for CMD Science We are thrilled to announce the newest round of research grants focused on congenital muscular...
Cure CMD
Nov 21, 2022


My Unsung Hero
One of my favorite podcasts is Hidden Brain. I find it so fascinating, and there is so much to love – social science, human behavior...
Lani Knutson, Advocacy Team Leader
Oct 2, 2022


A Great Accessible Visit: Heritage Museums and Gardens
My family and I recently had a chance to visit Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich, MA. It struck me how well this place went above...
Cure CMD
Sep 28, 2022


Calling All Researchers: New Funding Opportunity in COL6-RD
Every year, the Million Dollar Bike Ride (MDBR), hosted by the Penn Medicine Orphan Disease Center (ODC), raises funds for a handful of...
Terry Selucky
Aug 25, 2022
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