Research funder · United States

Muscular Dystrophy Association

American organization which combats muscular dystrophy

mda.org

Grants since 2016: 438
Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published): $37.7M + 1.5M
Funded works, last 5 years: 1 011
Funded works, all time: 9 236

Grants

2020–2022 · research · Restricted Research Grant

Summer 2020 - Jeffrey Chamberlain, PhD

Jeffrey Chamberlain

2020 · research · Restricted Research Grant

Summer 2020 - ALS - Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD, DSci

Hiroshi Mitsumoto

2020–2021 · research · Restricted Research Grant

Summer 2020 - Myotonic Dystrophy DM - Charles Thornton, MD

Charles Thornton

2020–2022 · research · Neuromuscular Disease Clinical Research Grant

Summer 2020 - Erik Henricson, PhD

Erik Henricson

2020–2023 · research · Neuromuscular Disease Clinical Research Network Grant

Summer 2020 - ALS - Michael Benatar, M.D., Ph.D.

Michael Benatar

2020–2023 · research · Neuromuscular Disease Clinical Research Grant

Summer 2020 - ALS - Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD

Sabrina Paganoni

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

2020–2021 · research · Restricted Research Grant

Summer 2020 - ALS - Jeffrey Rothstein, MD, PhD

Jeffrey Rothstein

2020–2024 · award

Changes in muscle mass using the D3-creatine dilution method and function in DMD

William Evans · University of Utah

250k

2019–2021 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (DMD: Roger Stromberg)

Roger Stromberg

$200k

2019–2020 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (LGMD: Martin Childers)

Martin Childers

$192.5k

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (FSHD: Davide Gabellini)

Davide Gabellini

$297.7k

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (CMT, SMA: Charlotte Sumner)

Charlotte Sumner

$300k

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (DM: Steven Zimmerman)

Steven Zimmerman

$289.3k

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (DMD: Courtney Young)

Courtney Young

$299.6k

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (ALS: Marka Van Blitterswijk)

Marka Van Blitterswijk

$300k

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (DMD: Changwon Kho)

Changwon Kho

$300k

2019–2021 · research · Venture Philanthropy Grant

MDA Venture Philanthropy Grant, Additional Grants 2019 (DM: Locana)

Locana

2019–2021 · research · Venture Philanthropy Grant

MDA Venture Philanthropy Grant, Additional Grants 2019 (DMD: Rachelle H. Crosbie)

Rachelle H. Crosbie

2019–2022 · research · Clinical Research Network Grant

MDA Clinical Research Network Grant, Additional Grants 2019 (CMT: Michael Shy)

Michael Shy

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (ALS: Davide Trotti)

Davide Trotti

$300k

2019–2021 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Additional Grants 2019 (DMD: Matthew Wood)

Matthew Wood

$210k

2019–2022 · award

Inherited Neuropathy Consortium

Michael Shy · University of Iowa

423.4kHereditary Neurological Disorders

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (DM: Tom Cooper)

Tom Cooper

$325.6kGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (FA: Sanjay Bidichandani)

Sanjay Bidichandani

$300kGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (ALS: Thomas Gaj)

Thomas Gaj

$300kAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

2019–2021 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (DMD, SMA: Damiano Zanotto)

Damiano Zanotto

$200kNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (IBM: Bradley Olwin)

Bradley Olwin

$300kMuscle Physiology and Disorders

2019–2021 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (CMT: Gerald W. Dorn)

Gerald W. Dorn

$267.9kHereditary Neurological Disorders

2019–2022 · research · Development Grant

MDA Development Grant, Summer 2019 (CMT, MM, other NMDs: Wolfgang Pernice)

Wolfgang Pernice

$210k

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (MC: Mark Rich)

Mark Rich

$300kIon channel regulation and function

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (MM: Antonio Barrientos)

Antonio Barrientos

$300kMitochondrial Function and Pathology

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (Mitochondrial Myopathy/ALS: Giovanni Manfredi)

Giovanni Manfredi

$300kMitochondrial Function and Pathology

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (DMD: James Ervasti)

James Ervasti

$300kMuscle Physiology and Disorders

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (DM: Matthew Disney)

Matthew Disney

$300kGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

2019–2022 · research · Development Grant

MDA Development Grant, Winter 2019 (DMD: Steven Welc)

Steven Welc

$210kParathyroid Disorders and Treatments

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (Distal Myopathy: Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos)

Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos

$300kCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (Mitochondrial Myopathy: Luis Lopez Garcia)

Luis Lopez Garcia

$289.9kCoenzyme Q10 studies and effects

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Winter 2019 (ALS: Junjie Guo)

Junjie Guo

$297.7kAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

2019–2022 · research · Development Grant

MDA Development Grant, Winter 2019 (EDMD: Tyler Kirby)

Tyler Kirby

$210kNuclear Structure and Function

2019–2022 · research · Research Grant

MDA Research Grant, Summer 2019 (CMD, LGMD: Monkol Lek)

Monkol Lek

$300kGenomics and Rare Diseases