Research Projects

C3 Grant Awardee Featured in LGMD Awareness Day Spotlight Interview

Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) has recently awarded a research grant to Dr. Antoine Dufour. The project, titled ‘Unbiased Systems-wide Investigation of Calpain 3 in Patients with LGMD2A/R1 Using Mass Spectrometry,’ aims to better understand the biological role of

Dufour Lab to investigate the biological role of calpain 3 in muscle

Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is celebrating the New Year with a new research grant! We are pleased to announce a grant has been awarded to Dr. Antoine Dufour, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of

Plasmid-mediated Gene Therapy Shows Promise for LGMD2A/R1 Patients

PUBLISHED RESEARCH ALERT: Plasmid-Mediated Gene Therapy in Mouse Models of LGMD Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is pleased to announce the publication of a new research paper from the group of Dr. Michele Calos, Stanford University School of Medicine.

Promising Insights into Safety of LGMD2A/R1 Gene Therapy Approach

Published research alert: Titin splicing regulates cardiotoxicity associated with Calpain-3 gene therapy for LGMD2A/R1 Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is pleased to announce the publication of research undertaken by Dr. Isabelle Richard, Head of the Progressive Dystrophy Laboratory, Généthon,

Published Research Alert: Gene Correction of LGMD2A Specific iPSCs for the Development of Targeted Autologous Cell Therapy

Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is pleased to announce the publication of important research undertaken by Dr. Rita Perlingeiro, Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, and colleagues. The paper, titled “Gene Correction of LGMD2A Specific iPSCs for the Development of Targeted Autologous

Dr. Stefanie Müthel Awarded First Early Career Investigator Travel Grant

Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is pleased to announce that Dr. Stefanie Müthel was awarded a Travel Grant for the presentation of her research at the Biology of Calpains in Health and Disease Conference in Pacific Grove, California, from

Patients Sought for C3-funded Clinical Endpoints Study

Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is pleased to announce that a research grant has been awarded to Dr. Nicholas Johnson, Associate Professor & Vice Chair of Research, Virginia Commonwealth University. The project is titled “Defining Clinical Endpoints in LGMD.”

C3 Awards Research Grant to Dr. Jaakko Sarparanta to Investigate Relationship Between Calpain 3 Activity and the Protein Titin

C3 SUPPORTS RESEARCH GROUP FOR NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) is pleased to announce that a research grant has been awarded to Dr. Jaakko Sarparanta, researcher at the Research Group for Neuromuscular Diseases led by Dr. Bjarne

C3’s 2018 Year in Review

Happy New Year! We at Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3) thank our Board of Directors for working alongside us and our generous donors for helping us realize these achievements in 2018: THREE NEW RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED IN 2018 Development of Gene

Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 Provides Gene Therapy Initiative Updates

Two new research projects funded to explore potential treatments for calpainopathy/LGMD2A $500,000+ committed to gene therapy research since initiative launched in 2017 Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 (C3), a non-profit patient advocacy organization focused on identifying and advancing potential treatments