This Halloween, an 11-year-old living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) named Dash will be trick-or-treating in a costume fit for…
Marisa Horak, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Horak, MS
Scholar Rock is working to bring spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment Isembyld (apitegromab-mstn) to patients worldwide, following…
After its success in the U.S., Scholar Rock is once again seeking approval in the European Union for…
Activating a molecular recycling process called autophagy can improve motor function and extend lifespan in a nematode worm model of…
The brain has long been thought of as a singular organ, but a new study shows that the front and…
More than a year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the muscle-strengthening agent apitegromab for…
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The successful implementation of a spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) carrier screening program in southern China shows the “feasibility and…
In spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the death of nerve cells — which results in the progressive muscle weakness and…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has once again found problems at a manufacturing facility that was included on…