Current Projects

Every day Muscular Dystrophy UK is working towards a future with effective treatments and ultimately cures for all muscle-wasting and associated neuromuscular conditions. Learn about the research projects that we are currently funding.

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Using mini-muscles to test genome editing for laminopathies
Dr Francesco Saverio Tedesco and his PhD student at University College London will test genome…
Clinical trial coordinators
Muscular Dystrophy UK currently funds two clinical trials coordinator posts. The coordinators are…
Understanding the variable clinical severity of LMNA-CMD
Dr Gisèle Bonne and her team at the Myology Institute in Paris aim to understand what leads to the…
Evaluating a self-management programme for people with neuromuscular conditions
Dr Gita Ramdharry and her PhD student at University College London (UCL) will investigate a self-…
Could an existing drug be a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy?
Dr Melissa Bowerman and her PhD student from Keele University will be investigating whether an…
Developing an MRI tool to aid diagnosis of inflammatory neuropathy
Dr Lunn and his team will test a non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method for its…
Finding new genes associated with congenital muscular dystrophies and congenital myopathies
Professor Francesco Muntoni at University College London (UCL) will identify new genes associated…
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