Dean Burkin University of Nevada School of Medicine (IMAGE)

University of Nevada, Reno

Dean Burkin University of Nevada School of Medicine

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Dean Burkin, associate professor of pharmacology at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno is working to develop a therapy for muscular dystrophy. He has co-authored a paper published this week in Science Translational Medicine that examines the potential MG53 protein therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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