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Muscular Dystrophy

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Holds 15th Annual Connect Conference in Atlanta

Published in Law and Health Weekly, July 11th, 2009

Patricia A. Furlong, Founding President and CEO of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest non-profit organization in the United States focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), announced that PPMD will be honoring United States Senator Johnny Isakson and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) with "Change It Champion" awards at the 2009 Connect Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, June 27. Other award recipients include Darius Weems and Logan Smalley from the acclaimed documentary "Darius Goes West."

Researchers, scientists, and Duchenne experts from around the world travel to the Connect Conference every year...

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