n a span of seven years, Frances Saldaña lost her three children to Huntington's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disease that has no cure. Despite her suffering, Saldaña continues to advocate…
This two minute video captures the excitement of the Huntington's disease patient advocate and research community when the CIRM governing board approved the Disease Team II awards on July 26th,…
Judy Roberson sat down with CIRM at the World Stem Cell Summit to discuss the role patient advocates play in driving stem cell scientists and making the goals a reality.…
(Part 4 of 7) Mathew Mark Blurton-Jones, a professor at UC-Irvine's Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, spoke at "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The…
(Part 6 of 7) Bill Johnston, a Huntington's disease patient advocate, and Virginia Mattis, a postdoctoral fellow at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, spoke at "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a CIRM-hosted patient…
Huntington's disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that typically strikes in a person's thirties and leads to death about 10 to 15 years later. No effective therapy exists for the…
Spotlight on Huntington's Disease: Welcoming Remarks Robert Klein J.D., and Claire Pomeroy, M.D., M.B.A., gave the welcoming remarks for the "Spotlight on Huntington's Disease," an educational event presented at…
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