The DMD Hub is launching the Central Recritment Pilot Project, aiming to create a database of families interested in take part in clinical trials. On Thursday 31st March 2022, 7-8pm, Dr Michela Guglieri (Consultant Neurologist at Newcastle University and Newcastle...
An ‘In Case of Emergency’ app has been launched for Duchenne patients and their families, as part of the DMD Care UK project spearheaded by Duchenne UK and the University of Newcastle. The Duchenne Research Fund is proud to be a funder and supporter of DMD...
We are delighted to report the outcomes of our grant for a Clinical Trials Lectureship. The grant, which was supported by a consortium of seven UK charities, saw the Duchenne Research Fund joined by Action Duchenne, Alex’s Wish, Duchenne Now, Duchenne UK, Harrison’s...
The Duchenne Research Fund is delighted to announce that we are awarding a £640,000 grant to fund vital psychosocial care and research as part of Duchenne UK’s DMD Care UK programme. We are so pleased to partner with Duchenne UK on this important project. The...
Watch the highlights of Gavriel Rosenfeld in conversation with Dr Ronni Cohn at our virtual event: An Evening with the Duchenne Research Fund. More than 400 people tuned in to hear Gavriel talk about living with Duchenne, mental health, juggling school and hospital...
We are delighted to announce that Duchenne Research Fund has awarded £40,000 to the newly launched DMD Care UK, partnering with the project’s founders Duchenne UK and Joining Jack. Together our three charities will invest £130,000 in the nationwide initiative...
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical and Solid Biosciences have announced a strategic collaboration and license agreement to focus on the development and commercialisation of new gene therapies for Duchenne. The collaboration brings together Solid’s expertise in muscle biology...
Solid Biosciences has issued an update on IGNITE DMD, the Phase I/II clinical study with its microdystrophin gene therapy, SGT-001. The most recent child dosed in the study has experienced a serious adverse event (SAE), and thankfully, he is now improving. He is being...
We are so proud that the family of our founders, Kerry and Doron Rosenfeld, starred in the first episode of season 2 of Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes on ITV this week, highlighting the ground-breaking activity monitoring study that the Duchenne Research...
We are pleased to share an update from ReveraGen about its Vamorolone clinical trial. Vamorolone is an alternative treatment to existing steroids that aims to maximise the benefits while reducing the side effects. In 2014, The Duchenne Research Fund helped fund the...
