Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Secretome Therapeutics Builds Out Rare Disease Leadership Team

by | Aug 4, 2026
The Plano company’s lead candidate uses neonatal cardiac progenitor cells to target the heart complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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UTSW Molecular Biologist Wins Prestigious Columbia Prize for Work on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
by | Sep 9, 2025
Eric Olson has spent decades dedicated to what he calls “the biggest prize of all”: a cure for the devastating disease. Nearly half of the scientists awarded Columbia’s Horwitz Prize over the past 58 years went on to win a Nobel, UTSW said.
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UT Southwestern-Linked Startup Exonics Therapeutics Exits in Deal Valued at $1B
by | Jun 17, 2019
The biotech company uses CRISPR technology licensed from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, and was co-founded by UTSW researcher and faculty member Eric Olson.
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R&D: UTA Scientist Seeks Best Rock to Block Nuclear Waste; Grant Enables PTSD Research
by | Sep 7, 2018
Also, you'll learn about advances to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy and migraines. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas that could make lives better.
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