Great Ormond Street Hospital Senior Physiotherapist Nicola Burnett Children with Duchenne lose ambulation (the ability to walk) around their early teens. During this time and beyond, physiotherapy and focus on upper body strength are vital for non-ambulant patients to...
Great Ormond Street Hospital Clinical Trial Co-ordinator Manju Agarwal As part of the Newcastle Plan in 2015/16, eight patient organisations contributed £1.2m to fund at least 16 vital posts across the UK to support and expand clinical trial capacity for Duchenne...
Gene therapy for Becker A microdystrophin gene therapy approach for Becker muscular dystrophy The Duchenne Research Fund has awarded a grant to the team of Professor Thomas Voit (pictured) at the Great Ormond Street Biomedical Research Centre at UCL to develop a...
Refurbishment and expansion of paediatric space Clinical Research Facility at Newcastle Royal Infirmary The Duchenne Research Fund, Duchenne UK and Joining Jack funded the recent refurbishment and expansion of the paediatric area in the Clinical Research Facility at...
