The Muscular Dystrophy Association held their 2024 Clinical and Scientific Conference on March 3-6 in Orlando, Florida. C3 Scientific Director Dr. Jennifer Levy attended the meeting and shares the following highlights: The MDA Public Policy and Advocacy Team convened representatives
C3 funds retrospective analysis of clinical outcome assessments
Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is pleased to announce the funding of a new research award to Dr. Meredith James and Professor Jordi Díaz-Manera of the John Walter Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre (JWMDRC) at Newcastle University. The project, titled
Publication shares development of new animal model of LGMD2A/R1
A paper published by Jason Berman, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute and University of Ottawa, along with colleagues from Dalhousie University, AGADA Biosciences, and Binghamton University – State University of New York, shares the development of a zebrafish
New research grant aims to improve genetic diagnoses in individuals with CAPN3 mutations
Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is pleased to announce a research grant has been awarded to Dr. Svetlana Gorokhova, working together with Dr. Marc Bartoli in the Translational Neuromyology Team, Marseille Medical Genetics Institute at Aix Marseille University. The
New LGMD2A/R1 Mice: Novel tools for drug development
Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is excited to announce the generation of four mouse models of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A/R1). These mouse models were developed and characterized as part of a research grant from C3 to Dr.
Casimir Recruiting LGMD2A/R1 Patients for At-Home Study
The Casimir LGVA study is quickly filling! We are specifically seeking individuals with LGMD2A who can walk across a room and stand up from sitting on a couch to participate. Email LGMDS@casimirtrials.com or call (800)542-0948 for more information.
C3 funds development of new LGMD2A/R1 disease model for preclinical testing
Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is pleased to announce the funding of a new research award to Dr. Pia Elustondo of AGADA Biosciences. This project will characterize a novel LGMD2A/R1 disease model and utilize this model to test several
C3 awards grant to University of Florida researchers to investigate calcium handling in LGMD2A/R1
Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is driving LGMD2A/R1 research by awarding a new grant to Dr. Elisabeth Barton and Dr. Lan Wei-LaPierre of the University of Florida. The project is titled “Strategies to improve calcium handling in LGMD2A/R1.” LGMD2A/R1
Sarepta announces gene therapy program for LGMD2A/R1
Today, Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it executed an exclusive license agreement for an LGMD2A/R1 gene therapy program developed by Dr. Zarife Sahenk at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Preclinical research conducted by Dr. Sahenk provided early proof of concept data for
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY! Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 Issues Request for Applications for Research Related to LGMD2A/R1
Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 requests applications for research and translational projects related to calpain 3 and limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A (LGMD2A, also called LGMDR1 Calpain 3-related). The goal of the RFA is to enable the development of therapeutic