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Muscular Dystrophy Association Announces Research Grants Totaling $8.4 Million

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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New York, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today the awarding of 37 new grants with a total funding commitment of $8.4 million toward neuromuscular disease research.

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  • New York, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today the awarding of 37 new grants with a total funding commitment of $8.4 million toward neuromuscular disease research.
  • The newly funded projects aim to advance research discoveries and new therapy development in multiple areas including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD), limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), myotonic dystrophy (DM), and many more.
  • “The Muscular Dystrophy Association has consistently been a leader in advancing treatments for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases,” said Donald S. Wood, Ph.D., President and CEO, Muscular Dystrophy Association.
  • Internship recipients and mentors included:
    These are just a few of the many grants the Muscular Dystrophy Association has pledged to support.

Omnicom Group Appoints Patricia Salas Pineda and Mark D. Gerstein to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group Inc.(NYSE: OMC) today announced two new members of its Board of Directors.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group Inc.(NYSE: OMC) today announced two new members of its Board of Directors.
  • Patricia Salas Pineda has been appointed an independent director and member of the Governance Committee, effective immediately.
  • The two appointments increase the size of the Board of Directors to 11 members, 10 of whom are independent.
  • Pineda is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Latino Corporate Directors Association and a member of the Board of Trustees for Earthjustice.

American Red Cross Elects David A. Brandon as New Member to National Board of Governors

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Friday, July 20, 2018
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WASHINGTON, July 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The American Red Cross has elected to its National Board of Governors David A. Brandon, Chairman of Domino's and Toys"R"Us.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The American Red Cross has elected to its National Board of Governors David A. Brandon, Chairman of Domino's and Toys"R"Us.
  • At the Annual Meeting of the Red Cross held on July 19, 2018, delegates from local Red Cross units elected Brandon to a three-year term.
  • "I'm honored to welcome Dave Brandon to the Red Cross Board of Governors," said Chairman Bonnie McElveen-Hunter.
  • He was previously a member of the board of the Southeast Michigan Chapter of the American Red Cross in Detroit, Michigan.