New Home on NMD4C Website for Community of Practice

Check out the new home for the NMD4C community of practice (CoP), now live on the NMD4C website! Here you can find all of the latest updates and upcoming events for each neuromuscular CoP:

If you are interested in joining one of the three groups to attend training events, exchange resources and strategies, and find solutions to common challenges, please contact community of practice manager Maria Masnata to register your interest and join a CoP today!

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King’s Medal Awarded to Canadian Neuromuscular Clinicans and Researchers

Several NMD4C investigators and collaborators from the Canadian neuromuscular community have been awarded a King Charles III’s Coronation Medal in recognition of their outstanding contributions and service.

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New NMD4C Collaborative Research Training Awards Launching May 2025

The NMD4C is excited to announce a new program for neuromuscular research trainees that will support collaboration opportunities between Canadian research labs.

Neuromuscular research funding opportunities

Neuromuscular Research Grant Competitions from Defeat Duchenne Canada and Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation You Can Apply For Today!

Applications are open for Defeat Duchenne Canada’s research grant cycle, and Myotonic Dystrophy Canada’s fellowship and scholar grant programs.

NMD4C Reaches 800-Member Milestone!

NMD4C Reaches 800 Member Milestone

We are thrilled to announce that the NMD4C has reached the milestone of 800 members! This incredible number shows the strength and engagement of the diverse neuromuscular community in Canada.

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You Can Now Find NMD4C on Bluesky

We’re moving to Bluesky! The NMD4C will now share updates on Bluesky instead of X. Please consider following us at @nmd4c.ca to stay connected! 

CIHR Funds Interdisciplinary Project to Study SBMA in Indigenous Peoples of the Prairie Provinces The NMD4C is excited to share that network investigators Drs. Gerald Pfeffer, Alexandra King, Kerri Schellenberg, Toshifumi Yokota and Malcolm King have been awarded funding from the CIHR for an Interdisciplinary Spinal-bulbar muscular atrophy study in Indigenous peoples of the prairie provinces

CIHR Funds Interdisciplinary Project to Study SBMA in Indigenous Peoples of the Prairie Provinces

The NMD4C is excited to share that network investigators have been awarded funding from the CIHR for an Interdisciplinary Spinal-bulbar muscular atrophy study in Indigenous peoples of the prairie provinces, addressing the community needs, and developing clinical knowledge and therapies.