DMA4DBA Newsletter!
Hello everyone!
We are delighted to share with you our 2010 DMAF Newsletter. We are thrilled by the progress being made in DBA and are honored to have such marvelous investigators working in this area. Everyone is extraordinarily committed and very busy so we sincerely thank our contributors for taking the time to assist us in this effort. This Newsletter reflects the progress and momentum in DBA. More>>
DBA DAYS! Save the Dates!
DBA Family Information Day’s have been set to take place in California, Texas & New York!
“Spring Into Action For A DBA Cure”
They came from all over New York, the tri-state area, Florida, Washington D.C. and even Canada to support the much anticipated “Spring Into Action For A DBA Cure” fundraising event May 14, 2010.
The event; held in the marvelous New York venue Chelsea Piers, was a delightful evening filled with good friends and supporters of the Daniella Foundation to raise awareness and much needed funds for continued DBA scientific research initiatives. A cocktail reception, silent auction, raffles and live entertainment by the granddaughter of our own Dr. Nathan, violinist, Sarah Charness, who is now touring with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra highlighted the evening.
Pre-Announcement Notice: Department of Defense Funding Opportunity
DOD Bone Marrow Failure Research Program
The Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10) Defense Appropriations Act provides $3.75 million to the Department of Defense Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP) to understand and cure bone marrow failure diseases. More>>
Update on a formal Leucine Trial for DBA patients
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry (DBAR) team led by Dr. Adrianna Vlachos of Schneider Children’s Hospital and the Daniella Maria Arturi Foundation have been working together to pursue a pure leucine trial for DBA patients in the United States and we are making progress! More info>>
RESEARCH GRANT OPPORTUNITY! Opening Date: January 5, 2010
Title: Stimulating Hematology Investigation: New Endeavors (SHINE) (R01)
Program Announcement (PA) Number: PAS-10-046
Opening Date: January 5, 2010 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Department of Health and Human Services
Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)
Components of Participating Organizations
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), (http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/) More info >>
Nobels for Ribosome Structure
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 was awarded for the discovery of the molecular structure of the ribosome to three extraordinary scientists, Ada Yonath, (Weitzmann Institute, Israel), Tom Steitz (Yale University) , and Venki Ramakrishnan (MRC Laboratory, Cambridge, UK). The ribosome is a complex molecular machine that is responsible for the synthesis of all proteins.
An X-ray structure of a bacterium ribosome.
ICC – Clinical Care Consensus Document Published
After much anticipation and with great excitement we are proud to announce publication of the article “Diagnosing and treating Diamond Blackfan anemia: results of an international clinical consensus conference”. This document has just been published in the British Journal of Haematology. Thank you Dr’s Vlachos and Lipton and all involved in this important document.
Marie and Manny Arturi with Congresswoman McCarthy
The mission of the Daniella Maria Arturi Foundation (DMAF) is to stimulate and support advanced clinical and laboratory research and clinical care initiatives in Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA), while increasing DBA awareness among the scientific, medical, and government communities.
