Posted on: August 26, 2016
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Posted on: September 14, 2015
DBAF provides Sponsorship for Conference on Ribosome Synthesis
By: Steven R. Ellis, Ph.D. Dateline: August 21st 2015, Brussels Belgium Ding…………….that’s odd, it is 3:00AM back in the US: who would be e-mailing me now? Ah, it’s Jeff Lipton; who happens to be sitting immediately in front of me listening to a talk at the 10th triennial Conference on Ribosome Synthesis. The e-mail is sent to all members of Continue Reading »
Posted on: September 2, 2015
A Clinician/Researcher’s Perspective… Camp Sunshine 2015
By Vijay G. Sankaran, M.D., Ph.D. As both a pediatric hematologist caring for patients with blood disorders and a scientist working to improve our understanding of the genetic basis of these diseases, I spend a large fraction of my time thinking about Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA). However, while I have always found DBA to be a fascinating disease to study Continue Reading »
Posted on: July 31, 2015
A Parent’s Perspective… Camp Sunshine 2015
By Casey Sears Wilson It is difficult to summarize an experience that we had no idea would be so impactful. However, I want to take the time to do so in a way that will permit anyone willing to take the time to read this to step into our grateful shoes and also to recognize the many gifted people that Continue Reading »
Posted on: April 30, 2015
DBAF and DBAC Fund Continuing Drug Development Research
The Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation (DBAF) and Diamond Blackfan Anemia Canada (DBAC) are joining forces once again to fund Johan Flygare, M.D., Ph.D.’s project entitled, “A novel group of kinase inhibitors for treatment of Diamond Blackfan Anemia.” The goal of this $35,000 project is to develop safer and more potent drugs to treat DBA. Ideally, these drugs would act by Continue Reading »
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
