Tuesday, February 14th On the 2nd Tuesday of every month, join us for FSHD Radio: Community Profiles. Every month we will bring you a long-form show that will include profiles of the FSHD community living rich, full lives and diving into their experiences with FSHD. This month’s guest is Paul Ronson of Suffolk, England, a radio... Read More »
Learn about the FDA's recent fast track designation for Avidity's FSHD therapeutic here. 1:00 pm ET | noon CT | 11:00 am MT | 10:00 am PT | 18:00 GMT | 19:00 CET Avidity Biosciences has announced its plans to launch FORTITUDE, a Phase 1 / 2 clinical trial in FSHD of the novel compound... Read More »
Tuesday, March 14th On the 2nd Tuesday of every month, join us for FSHD Radio: Community Profiles. Every month we will bring you a long-form show that will include profiles of the FSHD community living rich, full lives and diving into their experiences with FSHD. This month, our Community Profiles guest is entrepreneur and philanthropist... Read More »
1:30 PM ET | 12:30 PM CT | 11:30 AM MT | 10:30 AM PT Nizar Saad, PhD Nizar Saad, PhD is an assistant professor at the Center for Gene Therapy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Saad worked on FSHD for several years in the laboratory of Scott Harper, PhD, and has been involved in... Read More »
Tuesday, April 11th On the 2nd Tuesday of every month, we will bring you a new episode of FSHD Radio: Community Profiles. This long-form show includes profiles of the FSHD community living rich, full lives and diving into their experiences with FSHD. In this month's community profiles episode, Tim talks with Apex Frazier. Apex is... Read More »
For this All-Texas Chapter Meeting we will be joined by guest Debra Kerber from Easy Access Travel. She'll be giving us tips on accessible travel! RSVP below.
1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT In October 2022, Roche/Genentech shared with us plans to initiate a new trial called MANOEUVRE. This global Phase 2 clinical study will evaluate GYM329 (RO7204239), an investigational anti-myostatin antibody targeting muscle growth, in individuals living with FSHD (NCT05548556). We have invited... Read More »
9:00 a.m. US ET doors open | 10:00-4:00 p.m. US ET conference sessions The FSHD Society, in collaboration with the University of Rochester Medical Center, is hosting this year’s Rochester FSHD 360 conference. The University of Rochester is an epicenter for FSHD research in the U.S. in its role as the data hub for the... Read More »
Tuesday, May 9th On the 2nd Tuesday of every month, we will bring you a new episode of FSHD Radio: Community Profiles. This long-form show includes profiles of the FSHD community living rich, full lives and diving into their experiences with FSHD. Family planning and adoption can be difficult subjects for anyone to navigate, especially... Read More »
1:00 PM ET | noon CT | 11:00 AM MT | 10:00 AM PT Dr. Bakri Elshiekh We want to make sure that newcomers to the FSHD community have an opportunity to learn the basics and have their questions answered by a sympathetic expert. And those who have known of their diagnosis for a while... Read More »
Connecticut Connections Reunion Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 7pm ET | 6pm CT | 5pm MT | 4pm PT Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3648329628?pwd=RjAxdHFCanU1RzNtQ0Fnek4zY1hidz09 Dear friends, Please join us for a virtual reunion of the Connecticut Connections group! It’s been a long time since the group has been together. I’d like to discuss ideas for the annual summer... Read More »
Join us for an informal breakfast/brunch gathering! Saturday, June 10th, 2023 - 11:00am ET Symposium Cafe: 3055 Dundas St W in Mississauga Dear Ontario friends, Come join your fellow Ontario FSHDers for a light breakfast/brunch/coffee, FSHD updates, and great conversation! We can catchup with old friends and welcome new ones! Space is limited, so PLEASE RSVP. See you there!... Read More »
Bay Area Chapter Meeting Sunday, June 11, 2023 1:00-3:00 pm PT Hoover Pavilion, Room 208 Stanford Campus Quarry Road, Palo Alto Let's meet together in-person (or Zoom) so that we can catch up with each other and hear about the latest research studies for FSHD. This event is free. Please RSVP, let us know how many will be attending,... Read More »
Tuesday, June 13th On the 2nd Tuesday of every month, we will bring you a new episode of FSHD Radio: Community Profiles. This long-form show includes profiles of the FSHD community living rich, full lives and diving into their experiences with FSHD. We’re thrilled to have Lauren “Lolo” Spencer as our Community Profiles guest this month!... Read More »
