Posted on: April 30, 2015
Though in our hearts we desire to be free from DBA, we have learned patience, love, trust, perseverance, compassion, courage, and to cry.
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Posted on: March 6, 2015
Camp Sunshine Applications Are Available Now!
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation (DBAF) is proud to announce our tenth national family retreat. This retreat will take place during the week of July 12 – 17, 2015 at Camp Sunshine, which is located at Lake Sebago, Maine. Air carriers fly into Portland, Maine. Ground transportation is provided by Camp Sunshine to the campus. Camp Sunshine has proven to be an unforgettable experience Continue Reading »
Posted on: February 28, 2015
DBAF Funds Our “Indispensable Steve”
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation (DBAF) is pleased to support the hard work and research efforts of Steven R. Ellis, Ph.D. at the University of Louisville. Dr. Steve Ellis’ professional and personal commitment to DBA is immeasurable and deeply appreciated. Not only is Steve our dedicated (and unpaid) Research Director, who is working tirelessly behind the scenes, he also writes the DBAF’s e-newsletter Continue Reading »
Posted on: January 29, 2015
DBAF & DBA-UK Fund Another Researcher New to the DBA Field
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation (DBAF), in collaboration with DBA-UK, is pleased to announce funding for a project entitled, “Ribosome biogenesis, cellular signaling pathways and Diamond Blackfan anemia.” A $41,810 grant was awarded to Nicholas James Watkins, Ph.D, a senior lecturer in the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biosciences at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom. Continue Reading »
Posted on: January 26, 2015
DBAF Supports Ribosome Meeting
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation (DBAF) is proud to support the Ribosome Synthesis Meeting held tri-annually. This international meeting, celebrating its 10th anniversary, brings together investigators from all over the world to focus on issues related to ribosome synthesis. The 2015 EMBO Conference on Ribosome Assembly will be held at the Hotel Metropole in downtown Brussels from August 19-23, 2015. The meeting will focus Continue Reading »
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 Sweatshirt Available
DBA Awareness Sweatshirts are available for a very limited time. Stay warm and cozy this winter in your DBA hoodie. Many thanks to David and Brandi Voltz of Bonaire, GA for initiating this fundraiser benefiting the DBA Foundation. Available in youth and adult sizes. Start your holiday shopping! Don’t miss out, order yours today! Thank you for your continued support. 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
