Posted on: January 26, 2015
Having DBA has taught me to not give up the fight and to do the best that I can. The DBAF has become more than just a source of friends and knowledge, but a family of support through the bad and the good.
News
Posted on: September 29, 2014
DBAF Funds GATA1 Research
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation is proud to support the research of Dr. Shai Izraeli, Professor in the Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry at Tel Aviv University and the Head of the Childhood Leukemia Research Institute within the Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the Cancer Research Center at Sheba Medical Center, Israel. The DBAF provided a $32,000 grant Continue Reading »
Posted on: September 13, 2014
“DBA: Building Global Bridges” Euro-DBA consortium
ANNOUNCEMENT: “DBA: Building Global Bridges”: An interdisciplinary symposium to facilitate networking between clinicians, scientists, and patients worldwide. An international meeting on Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), a rare inherited blood disease will take place at the Division of Pediatrics, University of Freiburg in Germany, on September 19-20, 2014. “DBA: Building Global Bridges” is an interdisciplinary symposium established under the umbrella of the ERARE-funded Continue Reading »
Posted on: August 31, 2014
DBAF & DBAC Fund Drug Screening Project
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation (DBAF), in partnership with DBA Canada (DBAC), is proud to provide a $25,000 grant to Dr. David Bodine for his project, Assay Development and Preliminary Screening of Small Molecules to Increase Ribosomal Protein Levels. David Bodine, PhD, Senior Investigator and Chief, Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch Head, Hematopoiesis Section of the National Human Genome Research Institute explained, “The vast Continue Reading »
Posted on: August 28, 2014
DBAF Board Member Appointed As Reviewer
Congress has again made funds available to the Department of Defense (DOD) for the Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP). The DOD, in turn, is making funds available to scientists around the world with the vision of understanding and curing bone marrow failure diseases. Researchers apply to DOD for support of their research and for research training by submitting an Continue Reading »
Posted on: August 6, 2014
UPDATE on Dr. Lodish’s Project DBAF and DBAC Provide $95,000
In April 2014 when the DBAF awarded Dr. Harvey Lodish $21,281, the intent was to fill a gap for a few months until Dr. Lodish received government money. Unfortunately, Dr. Lodish was notified that the Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center program had been reorganized and discontinued due to lack of available funding from Congress, leaving him with no funds to Continue Reading »
Posted on: June 29, 2014
DBAF Funds Another Research Project
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation is proud to support the very important work of Vijay G. Sankaran, M.D., Ph.D. of Boston Children’s Hospital. The DBAF has provided $36,000 to fund Dr. Sankaran’s research project entitled, Defining GATA1 Transcriptional Alterations in Diamond-Blackfan Anemia. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Sankaran is an outstanding investigator and was a leader in the Continue Reading »
Posted on: May 27, 2014
DBAF Funds New Research
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation is pleased to announce the funding of another exciting research project. A grant for $35,000 was awarded to Daniel Finley, Ph.D. for his project entitled, “A new mode of ribosome regulation specific to reticulocytes.” Dr. Daniel Finley, a well-established investigator and a professor at Harvard University, is new to the DBA field. He will be Continue Reading »
Posted on: April 29, 2014
DBAF Provides Gap Funding to Keep Project Going
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation (DBAF) is proud to announce the funding of another important research project. Through the dedication, hard work, and generosity of our families, friends, and supporters, the DBAF was able to award $21,281 to Dr. Harvey Lodish’s project entitled, “High-throughput screening identifies many novel potential therapies for Diamond Blackfan Anemia.” The esteemed Dr. Lodish provided the Continue Reading »
Posted on: March 28, 2014
