Open AccessMuscular Dystrophy Campaign: Putting Some Financial Muscle Behind Finding a Cure
Author(s) -
Pohlschmidt Marita
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
stem cells translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.781
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 2157-6580
pISSN - 2157-6564
DOI - 10.5966/sctm.2012-0017
Subject(s) - muscular dystrophy , muscle disease , disease , myocyte , skeletal muscle , function (biology) , medicine , dystrophy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pathology , anatomy , biology , genetics
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, a London‐based charitable organization, funds research on muscle function and muscle disease, including the study of muscle stem cells. Dr. Marita Pohlschmidt, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign's director of research, describes its vision and goals.