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Celebrating the 2025 ANF President's Research Initiative Award Winners

August 19, 2025

Thapat Wannarong, MD, Receives ANF's 2025 Golseth Young Investigator Runner-Up Award

August 11, 2025

Thapat Wannarong, MD, has been named the Runner-Up for the Golseth Young Investigator Award, recognizing his impactful research myofibrillar myopathy.

Muhannad Seyam, MD, Receives ANF's 2025 Golseth Young Investigator Award

August 11, 2025

Muhannad Seyam, MD, has been named the 2025 recipient of the American Neuromuscular Foundation’s Golseth Young Investigator Award for his innovative research on predicting survival in patients with ALS.

Nathaniel Wooten, MD, Receives an ANF Pediatric Research Award

August 10, 2025

Nathaniel Wooten, MD, has received a Pediatric Research Award from the American Neuromuscular Foundation.

Amber Vocelle, DO, PhD, Receives an ANF Pediatric Research Award

August 10, 2025

Amber Vocelle, DO, PhD, has received a Pediatric Research Award from the American Neuromuscular Foundation.

Ria Tilve, MPH, Receives an ANF Pediatric Research Award

August 10, 2025

Ria Tilve, MPH, has received a Pediatric Research Award from the American Neuromuscular Foundation.

Natalie Givens, BS, Receives an ANF Pediatric Research Award

August 10, 2025

Mariana Brito, MD, Receives an ANF Pediatric Research Award

August 10, 2025

Mariana Brito, MD, has received a Pediatric Research Award from the American Neuromuscular Foundation.

Naoko Takamatsu, MT, Receives ANF's 2025 Technologist Best Abstract Award

August 10, 2025

Naoko Takamatsu is the recipient of this year’s Technologist Best Abstract award.

Tuan Vu, MD, Receives ANF's 2025 Best Abstract Runner-Up Award

August 10, 2025

Tuan Vu, MD, Receives ANF's 2025 Best Abstract Runner-Up Award

Tyler Nelson, PhD, Receives ANF's 2025 Best Abstract Award

August 10, 2025

Tyler Nelson, PhD, Receives ANF's 2025 Best Abstract Award.

LONDC Moves to Develop Patient and Physician Tools

July 01, 2025

The LONDC has made strides in their campaign to develop patient and physician tools.

New ANF Scholarships Make Exploring NM and EDX Medicine More Accessible Than Ever

June 06, 2025

Resilience in Medicine: How Dr. Andriana Tompary’s Diagnosis Shapes Her Life and Her Practice

June 03, 2025

Five Runners, One Cause: Running for a Cure

June 02, 2025

Meet the five runners joining together as the 2025 American Neuromuscular Foundation Charity Team, lacing up their shoes to take on the iconic TCS New York City Marathon in an effort to raise awareness and funds for neuromuscular disease research and education.

Crystal Yeo, MB BChir, PhD, Receives ANF's 2025 Surinderjit Singh Young Lectureship Award

April 24, 2025

Living Boldly With a Rare Disease: Cienna Ditri’s Mission To Empower and Educate

March 10, 2025

For most of Cienna Ditri’s life, she was unaware she was living with a rare neuromuscular disease. Now a social media fashion icon and rare disease advocate, she combines her incredible style with a mission to raise awareness.

Making Strides Toward Early Detection of Neuromuscular Diseases

March 10, 2025

The Late-Onset Neuromuscular Disease Consortium (LONDC) is an important project of the American Neuromuscular Foundation (ANF) focused on improving the lives of individuals living with late-onset neuromuscular diseases (LONDs).

Brett Morrison, MD, PhD, Receives ANF Mid-Career/Established Investigator Grant for Research on Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

March 05, 2025

Brett Morrison, MD, PhD, has been awarded an ANF MidCareer/Established Investigator Research Grant for his project, “Role of Macrophage MCT1 in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy."

Liubov Gushchina, PhD, Receives the ANF Mid-Career/Established Investigator Grant for Research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

March 05, 2025

Liubov Gushchina, PhD, has been awarded one of the 2024 American Neuromuscular Foundation (ANF) Mid-Career/Established Investigator Research Grants for her research project titled “Advancing care with exon 17 skipping therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.”