Sentences with phrase «dystrophy association»

The event tied together Riber's love for running, dancing and philanthropy and raised awareness and funds for the brand's signature charity, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

Last year at the brand's annual International Business Conference, president and CEO Charlie Young challenged the organization to rally together to send 1,000 children with muscular diseases to a Muscular Dystrophy Association summer camp over the next three years.

She is passionate about ERA Colonial Real Estate's many causes, including supporting Muscular Dystrophy Association, and their need to make a difference in the community.

Working closely with local businesses and individuals, Toril is a regular fund - raising participant for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and other events.

For more than 35 years, national real estate franchisor ERA Real Estate has been committed to enriching the lives of children and adults living with muscular dystrophy through its support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

The 82,942 sq. ft. Muscular Dystrophy Association offices at 3300 E. Sunrise Drive were sold today to an affiliate of Larsen Baker, LLC.

Give back through our EDGE Scholarship, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Summer Camp initiative, Move for Hunger or your own favorite charities.

For the past three years, we've also put on an old — fashioned carnival to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the ERA corporate charity (volunteer team above, right).

The Foundation donated $ 10,000 last year to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, while also helping charities such as Habitat for Humanity, the Worcester County Food Bank, Veterans, Inc. and the Center of Disaster Philanthropy.

The Fish Fry is held each year in honor of ERA Colonial agent Pat Patton; the 5K Fun Run supports the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the corporate charity of ERA Real Estate.

Volunteer for the Muscular Dystrophy Association — worked on fundraisers for the local MDA chapter.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCES Head Counselor Community School Day Camp, Nutley, NJ 2007 Director Manchester Recreation, Manchester, NJ 2001 — 2003 Event Coordinator Muscular Dystrophy Association, Avenel, NJ 2000 — 2001

She was too busy to support events for organizations that meant a great deal to her like the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Autism Speaks, and the United Way.

Walgreens corporate liaison for local chapters of the following national charities: AIDS Fund, Alex \'s Lemonade Stand, Operation Gratitude, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA,) American Diabetes Association (ADA) and March of Dimes.

The Black and Blue Ball is an event put on by the Muscular Dystrophy Association where many from the community come together to raise money and awareness to find a cure for neuromuscular disease.

Beckett, Yott, McCarty and Spann and Stacey have agreed to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association!

The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a non-profit health agency that is dedicated to finding treatments and cures for 43 neuromuscular diseases.

The pair has focused on Toys for Tots, Sunshine Kids and the Muscular Dystrophy Association as their main charities.

You can take it a step further and have paw - shaped cutouts to post on your wall for everyone who donates, like the charity shamrocks for Jerry's Kids from the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Prior to moving to Maine, she held Regional Director positions with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Minneapolis, where she managed fundraising offices in a multi-state area, developing community programs and serving as media liaison in a vast market area.

Past charities have included Page Ahead, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Reading is Fundamental, Open Books, and other nonprofits.

After graduation and a short stint in the army, I became director of the Connecticut branch of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Parents started key advocacy groups like the United Cerebral Palsy Association in 1948 and the Muscular Dystrophy Association in 1950.

While young Emily comes off as wise beyond her years, I found her to be one of the few realistic characters as her attitude and personality was reminiscent of Mattie Stepanek, the author of the Heartsongs book series and poster child of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

He has held leadership positions with the Muscular Dystrophy Association since the 1980s, in which roles he advocated for research and improved care of people with muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases.

At the 2017 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Phoenix Arizona, the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine (www.acmgfoundation.org) with the support of PerkinElmer, ACMG members and other supporters of the ACMG Foundation were able to donate 21 specially - adapted bicycles and helmets to children living with genetic conditions from the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Little People of America.

Funders The study was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (Project R01AR044031), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Muscular Dystrophy Canada, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (U.S.), the Stem Cell Network, the Canada Research Chairs program, the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Swiss National Science Foundation and The Ottawa Hospital Foundation.

Corbett's and Pavlath's research has been supported by the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

This project is supported by the Patient Advisory Group of the International Coordinating Committee for SMA Clinical Trials which includes: Families of SMA, Fight SMA, Muscular Dystrophy Association, SMA Foundation, and other SMA advocacy groups.

About AFM Created in 1958, the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM) is a non-profit association registered under French law which includes patients and families affected by neuromuscular diseases.

In addition to developing innovative biotherapies, the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM - Téléthon) is continuing to support research teams through its calls for proposals, which enable it to fund the most relevant or innovative projects, following evaluation by its Scientific Council.

Isis acknowledges support from the following organizations for this program: Muscular Dystrophy Association, SMA Foundation, Families of SMA and intellectual property licensed from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Mr. Mikita has achieved numerous milestones for individuals with disabilities as the first admitted student in a wheelchair in the history of Duke University, where he graduated magna cum laude; the first student in a wheelchair at Brigham Young University's Law School and the first recipient of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's National Personal Achievement Award for his advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities.

«We see real promise in therapeutic strategies for SMA that increase production of the SMN protein,» said Muscular Dystrophy Association Executive Vice President Research and Medical Director Valerie Cwik, M.D. «We're delighted ISIS Pharmaceuticals is moving forward with a Phase 1 dose - escalation study of its antisense drug in children with SMA.»

Isis acknowledges support from the following organizations for ISIS - SMNRx: Muscular Dystrophy Association, SMA Foundation, Families of SMA and intellectual property licensed from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

This research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, Muscular Dystrophy Association and Clayton Foundation.

Funding: This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R01HD35887 and U54AR052646), a grant from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA3765), and a gift from Merck Research Laboratories.

Inserm researchers at the Institute for Stem Cell Therapy and Exploration of Monogenic Diseases (I - Stem — Inserm / French Muscular Dystrophy Association [AFM] / University of Évry Val d'Essonne [UEVE]-RRB-, in collaboration with CNRS and Paris - Descartes University, have developed an innovative approach to study the differentiation of human stem cells and thus produce many types of cells in an optimal manner.

Their work was supported by funding from the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the National Institutes of Health, along with funding from the U-M Cardiovascular Translational Research and Entrepreneurship training program.

Materials provided by The Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Related sites Information on muscular dystrophy from the National Institutes of Health Muscular dystrophy research from the Muscular Dystrophy Association

«But I still have to apply for additional funding from the ANR, and to patients» associations like the French Muscular Dystrophy Association,» Lejeune explains.

When we are not responding to daily emergencies, we are working within the communities teaching the importance of fire safety, raising awareness to our charitable organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Firefighters» Coats for Kids, and taking part in the political process ensuring that our local elected officials and our state legislators understand the importance of our profession and what it takes to ensure your safety.

Through it all, Mr. Lewis continued his charity work, serving as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and, beginning in 1966, hosting the association's annual Labor Day weekend telethon.

She has been part of various charities and fundraising events, including Kids Escaping Drugs, Say Yes, Parent - Child Connection, Hamburg Finance Academy, New York State Association of Counties, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association Program at Floating Hospital for Children in Boston offers personalized care and ongoing management of muscular dystrophy.

I had one of those experiences this past week while visiting one of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camps for kids in Illinois.

And one of my most impacting experiences to date happened two weeks ago at the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Summer Camp.

The company partners with organizations including the Phoenix Children's Hospital, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, The Gila River Boys and Girls Club, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Arthritis Foundation and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.