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CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: SMA

Nature is trying to tell you something

2/3/2025

Former Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientist Richard Roberts won the Nobel Prize in 1993. Here, he recalls the “failure” that made him famous. Read the story »

Adrian Krainer wins Albany Prize for biomedical research

10/8/2024

A pioneer in the burgeoning field of RNA therapeutics, Krainer has now received America’s second-highest prize in medicine. Read the story »

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President’s essay: The continuous cycle of discovery

5/30/2024

CSHL President & CEO Bruce Stillman discusses our institution’s societal impacts and global connections as forces for further scientific progress. Read the story »

Why some RNA drugs work better than others

3/6/2024

CSHL’s Justin Kinney and Spinraza inventor Adrian Krainer tested the newly approved SMA treatment, risdiplam, and another RNA therapeutic, branaplam. Read the story »

Adrian Krainer awarded honorary IADR membership

6/21/2023

Krainer was recognized for his pioneering research on spinal muscular atrophy and RNA therapeutics. Read the story »

Krainer named Society for RNA Therapeutics board member

4/18/2023

He helped pioneer the field. It changed medicine. Now, he joins a group of renowned scientists and physicians aiming to take it to the next level. Read the story »

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The promising drug duo that may improve SMA treatment

7/11/2022

Pairing Spinraza® with a second FDA-approved drug may be a new way to improve the drug’s therapeutic effects in spinal muscular atrophy patients. Read the story »

Krainer awarded Watanabe Prize in Translational Research

6/16/2022

Indiana University School of Medicine honored Krainer for his pioneering work on RNA splicing, which led to the first FDA-approved SMA therapeutic. Read the story »

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The rise of RNA therapeutics

10/14/2021

RNA has been making waves as a new approach to prevent or treat diseases, including COVID-19 and spinal muscular atrophy. Read the story »

Krainer wins Gabbay Award for SMA research

6/28/2021

CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer won the Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine for his work on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Read the story »

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Envisagenics and Biogen partner for RNA splicing research

6/9/2021

CSHL spin-out company Envisagenics teams up with Biogen to advance research in RNA-based therapeutics for central nervous system diseases. Read the story »

Krainer wins 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine

2/17/2021

CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer was awarded the 2021 Wolf Prize in Medicine for his work on RNA splicing. Read the story »

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CSHL tops Bush Center’s Innovation Impact Productivity Score

7/13/2020

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ranks #1 in Innovation Impact Productivity Score among Pure Research/Health Care Institutions by the Bush Center. Read the story »

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Krainer wins 2020 NYAS Innovators prize for SMA research

7/8/2020

Professor Adrian Krainer is the 2020 Senior Scientist Winner of the Innovators in Science Award for his work on SPINRAZA^®. Read the story »

Adrian Krainer elected to the National Academy of Sciences

4/28/2020

Professor Adrian Krainer was elected to the National Academy of Science as part of its 2020 election. Read the story »

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