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Cures Within Reach

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Nonprofit that funds clinical trials testing approved therapies. Our patient-focused, disease-agnostic approach focuses on clinical evidence to de-risk and catalyze follow-on funding to build clinical evidence for regulatory approval or off-label use.

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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Join our free webinar, Initiating Outreach for Community Orgs, on Oct 27 for clinical researchers and teams. Thanks to @bwfund.bsky.social. Speakers fr Erie Family Health Centers, @phrma.bsky.social, Univ of Illinois Chicago & Virginia Commonwealth Univ. www.cureswithinreach.org/events/initi...
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Initiating Outreach for Engaging Community-Based Organizations in Clinical Trials - Cures Within Reach
While the value of community health, social services and faith-based organizations to support clinical trials with sites nearby is tangible, many clinical research teams don’t know where and how to be...
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We recently started funding an ongoing #oncology #repurposing #ClinicalTrial in solid organ cancer at @uchicagomedicine.bsky.social: Adding Lactulose to Immunotherapy to Improve Cancer Treatment Outcome led by Dr. Reid Shaw www.cureswithinreach.org/2026/05/28/a...
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Register for our free webinar on initiating outreach to engage community organizations in #ClinicalTrials on Oct 27. Meet our Sep Researcher Spotlight on Dr. Ruth Namazzi of Global Health Uganda. And more - all in our Sep enewsletter out now! bit.ly/4rfeOvM #Repurposing #ImpactPhilanthrophy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
With 4 ongoing plus 9 completed #repurposing trials in Meniere's and vestibular disorders, we are proud to help VeDA - Vestibular Disorders Association celebrate Balance Awareness Week this week. Read more at www.cureswithinreach.org/programs/cur...
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Current Repurposing Research Projects - Cures Within Reach
Repurposing research projects dedicated to investigator-initiated repurposing of approved drugs, devices, diagnostics and nutraceuticals.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Exciting news: last week, the successful #ClinicalTrial results of Dr. Ruth Namazzi and Global Health Uganda’s sickle cell anemia trial adding zinc supplementation were published in @jama.com! Thanks to our #LMIC funding partner @coefficientgiving.bsky.social! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Daily Zinc Supplementation for Infection Prevention in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia
This randomized clinical trial examines the safety and effectiveness of daily zinc supplementation to prevent all-cause infection in children with sickle cell anemia in Uganda.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We recently started funding a #ClinicalTrial underway in #BreastCancer at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences - Improving Breast Cancer Surgery Outcomes with Doxycycline in Tanzania - led by Dr. Sarah Nyagabona www.cureswithinreach.org/2026/02/27/i... #DrugRepurposing #LMICs
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Improving Breast Cancer Surgery Outcomes with Doxycycline in Tanzania - Cures Within Reach
In Tanzania and other low and lower-middle income countries (LMICs), breast cancer is often diagnosed at a later stage. Chemotherapy followed by surgery, considered standard of care, does not always f...
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Read exciting details from @fda.gov's recent drug repurposing efforts, learn about a new breast cancer clinical #repurposing trial underway, meet Dr. David Teachey of @childrensphila.bsky.social and more - all in our Aug enewsletter! bit.ly/3RUsZtf
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We are now funding our first virtual clinical trial! “Building Therapeutic Options for Meniere’s Disease with Virtual Clinical Trials” led by Dr. Danny Xu at Idaho State University. www.cureswithinreach.org/2026/03/24/b... #ImpactPhilanthropy #Repurposing
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Celebrating > $100K raised cumulatively by Steve Goodfriend: big impacts for patients and #ClinicalTrials start small! Plus July’s Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Milton Musaba at @busitemauniversity.bsky.social. Read more in our Jul enewsletter: bit.ly/44yl87i #ImpactPhilanthropy #Repurposing
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Clinical trial funding to validate AI evidence: apply by Jun 26! Share your repurposing evidence in the FDA's open RFI extended til Jul 13. Our new trial in prenatal nutrition at icddr,b and our Spotlight on Dr. Malichewe of Muhimbili Univ. All this and more in our Jun enewsletter bit.ly/440qRlS.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Such exciting news! Just in time to use as evidence in our AI Validation RFP, submissions due June 26. @biohub.org's models (and any other AI models) can help clinical researchers find repurposed drugs to clinically validate in unsolved diseases with our funding. More info on our RFP: bit.ly/cwrrfps
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Funding Opportunities / RFPs - Cures Within Reach
Funding opportunities for clinical trials repurposing research in any unsolved disease.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Exciting news and just in time to use as evidence in our AI Validation RFP, submissions due June 26. These @biohub.org models (and any other AI models) can help clinical researchers find repurposed drugs to clinically validate in unsolved diseases with our funding. More info: at bit.ly/cwrrfps
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Funding Opportunities / RFPs - Cures Within Reach
Funding opportunities for clinical trials repurposing research in any unsolved disease.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Looking for clinical trial funding? We have 2 open RFPs in Veterans and AI Validation. Plus view our feature in The Next Big Thing and meet our May Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Linnstaedt of @uncchapelhill.bsky.social in our May newsletter: bit.ly/4di1LEL #Repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
In need of #ClinicalTrial funding? We have 3 RFPs open now: AI Validation, Veterans or Chicago-focused, all testing approved therapies in unsolved diseases in Phase 1/2A trials. LOIs due May/June. Join an upcoming info session and learn more at bit.ly/cwrrfps. #ImpactPhilanthropy #repurposing
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Funding Opportunities / RFPs - Cures Within Reach
Funding opportunities for clinical trials repurposing research in any unsolved disease.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
#ClinicalTrial funding avail! Our 2026 AI Validation RFP is open: any disease area to validate AI predictions of disease-drug repurposing matches. LOIs due Jun 26. Questions? Attend an info session! More info at bit.ly/cwrrfps. Thanks @biohub.org & Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
During #Parkinson’sAwarenessMonth, we're proud to fund an open label crossover pilot trial “Using a Wearable Leg Stimulation Device to Improve Mobility of Veterans with Parkinson’s” led by Dr. Kalea Colletta of Edward Hines VA Hospital. www.cureswithinreach.org/2025/12/17/u... #Repurposing #Veterans
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Using a Wearable Leg Stimulation Device to Improve Mobility of Veterans with Parkinson's - Cures Within Reach
Each year, roughly 1 million people in the US alone are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), a neurological disorder impacting a person’s ability to walk and live independently. Current medication...
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Apply for #ClinicalTrial funding in 4 open RFPs. Learn about our new Chicago trials. Read the @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social feature. Meet our April Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Roch Christian Johnson of Université d'Abomey-Calavi in Benin - all in our April newsletter here: bit.ly/4e9gtyA #Repurposing
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Alexander Berger @albrgr.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Great reporting from @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social on our grantee @cureswithinreach.bsky.social, which runs small trials testing whether existing, approved drugs might work for entirely different diseases.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Chicago is a major hub for #ClinicalTrials and we’re growing this w 5 new trials at Chicago-based research institutions. Focus: where patients urgently need better options www.cureswithinreach.org/2026/04/09/p... @luriechildrens.bsky.social @uchicagomedicine.bsky.social Edward Hines VA #repurposing
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Patients just want treatments that work, whether on or off-label and on or off-patent. Thanks @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social for sharing our story. Small #ClinicalTrial grants catalyze bigger giving and patient impact. www.philanthropy.com/news/how-one... @coefficientgiving.bsky.social @biohub.org
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How Small Grants Can Bridge a Gap — and Lead to Big Changes
Cures Within Reach has spent two decades supporting efforts that many philanthropists and institutions ignore. Its hard-won lessons extend well beyond medicine.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
During #BrainInjury Awareness Month, we are proud to now be funding an ongoing Phase IIA #ClinicalTrial Treating #PTSD with Stellate Ganglion Block via TMS Neuromodulation at Providence VA Medical Center and OSRI. www.cureswithinreach.org/2026/01/07/t... #Repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy #Veterans
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Treating PTSD with Stellate Ganglion Block via TMS Neuromodulation - Cures Within Reach
There is an urgent need for new therapeutic approaches to treating patients with PTSD, as current treatment options often fail to alleviate symptoms for many. This Phase IIA, multi-arm, placebo-contro...
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Funding for #ClinicalTrials avail: our LMIC, Chicago & Veterans RFPs are open, read about our 6 selected AI Validation trials and meet our Mar Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Lixin Zhang of Dent Neurologic Institute in our Mar newsletter: bit.ly/3Nmqbm9 #Repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Clinical trial funding available for #LMICs: apply by Apr 10. Up to 9 #ClinicalTrials testing generic, approved therapies impacting high disease burden to be selected, US$70K each. Info: bit.ly/cwrrfps. Help spread the word! #DrugRepurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy #GlobalHealth
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
On #RareDiseaseDay, we honor #RareDisease patients. We selected 6 new clinical trials validating AI predictions, incl 3 in rare/ultrarare diseases - combining AI w real-world clinical validation #SpeedMatters cureswithinreach.org/2026/02/25/p... @biohub.org @uthealthsa.bsky.social @mayoclinic.org
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Ahead of #RareDiseaseDay, we selected 6 new clinical trials to validate AI predictions, incl 3 in rare/ultrarare diseases - combining AI with real-world clinical validation. In #RareDisease, speed matters. #AIinHealthcare www.cureswithinreach.org/2026/02/25/p... @biohub.org @uthealthsa.bsky.social
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
We are now supporting an ongoing Phase II trial at University of Nigeria: Treating Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with a Topical Antiseptic in Nigeria. cureswithinreach.org/2026/01/26/t... #Repurposing #GlobalHealth #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Funding for #ClinicalTrials avail: our 2026 LMIC & Chicago-based RFPs are open. Read more and meet our Feb Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Austin Wesevich of @uchicagomedicine.bsky.social in our Feb newsletter: bit.ly/4cw4uu3 #Repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We selected 7 LMIC-based #ClinicalTrials in 2025 and our 2026 RFP is open, all to advance therapies for patients facing high DALY using generic, avail meds. With support fr Coefficient Giving, these are in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Nigeria & Tanzania #GlobalHealth #ImpactPhilanthropy bit.ly/4kuXdNb
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Our 2025 Annual Report is live: celebrating 20 years, $17mil in catalytic follow-on funding and 16 trials started. Help spread the word bit.ly/CWRAR25. Together, we are turning existing medicines into new possibilities for patients in need. #repurposing #impactphilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Our funding is now supporting this already ongoing #ClinicalTrial led by Dr. Jackton Omoto at Maseno University: Improving Pre-Cancerous Lesion Treatment Among HIV-Positive Women in Kenya - our 11th in women’s health. Read more: www.cureswithinreach.org/2025/12/10/i... #Repurposing
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A record 145 volunteer grant reviewers helped us select 17 trials in 2025. Read more and meet our Jan Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Fahafahantsoa Rapelanoro Rabenja of University of Antananarivo in our Jan newsletter: bit.ly/3LwneyI #Repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Our funding is now supporting an ongoing Phase II trial led by Dr. Olufemi Idowu at Lagos State University: Helping Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury with Vitamin D3 in Nigeria. Read more here: www.cureswithinreach.org/2025/11/11/h... #repurposing
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
We selected 7 more LMIC-based clinical trials in 2025, thanks to Coefficient Giving. Read more and meet our Dec Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Sarah Keim of @nationwidekids.bsky.social in our Dec enewsletter: bit.ly/4pvgWxL #Repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Our funding is now supporting our 9th blood cancer trial – an ongoing Phase II trial at @moffittnews.bsky.social led by Dr. @zoeyxie.bsky.social: Using Empagliflozin to Treat Clonal Hematopoiesis. Read more at www.cureswithinreach.org/2025/10/28/u.... #repurposing
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Meet our November Researcher Spotlight: Dr. Victoria Lee of University of Illinois Chicago - Translating Research Into Clinical Practice in Rhinology. Read more at www.cureswithinreach.org/2024/04/17/t...
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Today we celebrate #VeteransDay and our goal to advance treatment options that improve Veterans’ health. Explore our Veterans portfolio, a planned 2026 RFP and our Veterans’ stakeholders in our November enewsletter: bit.ly/4p4e76m #repurposing #impactphilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Reflecting on our past 20 years, we are more excited than ever for the future: fast-track impact for patients with unsolved diseases funding #ClinicalTrials using already approved therapies to build clinical evidence. #Repurposing #ImpactPilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
We are now funding an ongoing Phase II #ClinicalTrial at @mayoclinic.org led by Dr. Yi Lin: Improving Response to CAR-T Therapy in Multiple Myeloma. Read more here www.cureswithinreach.org/2025/09/24/i... #ImpactPhilanthropy #Repurposing
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
In honor of our 20th anniv, long time partner The Kahlert Foundation shares why they support our #Veterans efforts testing existing therapies to improve unsolved diseases. We are so grateful for our donors. Read more here www.cureswithinreach.org/audiences/ve... #ImpactPhilanthropy #Repurposing
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
We are celebrating 20 years of successfully derisking already approved treatment options for patients in need, such as #ProstateCancer. Dr. Eggener shares his story. More at cureswithinreach.org/about-us-rep... #ImpactPhilanthropy #Repurposing youtu.be/5NAUtXoymt4?...
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Impacting Prostate Cancer: Cures Within Reach 20th Anniversary by Dr. Eggener
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Last chance to join our free webinar Oct 16 at 5pm ET Engaging Social Services & Faith-Based Orgs in #ClinicalTrials supported by @bwfund.bsky.social. Register today! Speakers from #UCSF, @uihealth.bsky.social #EqualHope, @phrma.bsky.social and #AliveFaithNetwork. bit.ly/CWR2025event
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
We are celebrating 20 years as a nonprofit! Attend our Oct 16 community engagement webinar supported by @bwfund.bsky.social. Read about both and more in our Oct enewlsetter bit.ly/3ILG4jX #Repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Don't miss our free webinar on Oct 16 at 5pm ET! “Engaging Social Services & Faith-Based Orgs in Clinical Trials” supported by @bwfund.bsky.social Speakers: Tammy Collins, Edilberto Amorim, Courtney Christian, Cy Fields, Natalie Reizine, Paris Thomas. Register thru Oct 12: bit.ly/CWR2025event
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Engaging Social Services and Faith-Based Organizations in Clinical Trials - Cures Within Reach
During this 1.25 hour session, attendees (focused on clinical researchers, clinical research teams and related institution efforts) will learn what social services and faith-based organizations wish PIs and clinical teams at research institutions knew. Discuss how to engage social services and faith-based organizations successfully to achieve win-win scenarios. Share opportunities and challenges for social services and faith-based organizational engagement.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Join our free webinar Oct 16 at 5pm ET Engaging Social Services & Faith-Based Orgs in #ClinicalTrials supported by @bwfund.bsky.social. Speakers will focus on how PIs can 'expand the table' to include these collaborators in trials. Register thru Oct 12! bit.ly/CWR2025event
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Engaging Social Services and Faith-Based Organizations in Clinical Trials - Cures Within Reach
During this 1.25 hour session, attendees (focused on clinical researchers, clinical research teams and related institution efforts) will learn what social services and faith-based organizations wish PIs and clinical teams at research institutions knew. Discuss how to engage social services and faith-based organizations successfully to achieve win-win scenarios. Share opportunities and challenges for social services and faith-based organizational engagement.
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
We are now funding our 3rd #MaternalHealth and 10th #WomensHealth #ClinicalTrial at University of Lagos led by Dr. Adejimi: Using N-Acetylcysteine to Treat Early-Onset #Preeclampsia in Nigeria. Read more at www.cureswithinreach.org/2025/08/11/u....
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Join our free webinar on engaging community orgs in #ClinicalTrials on Oct 16 supported by @bwfund.bsky.social. Plus meet our Sep researcher spotlight: Dr. Natasha Shur of @childrensnational.bsky.social. Read more in our Sep enewsletter bit.ly/4n6IeJC #repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
1 week left to apply to our AI Validation RFP for #ClinicalTrials in any unsolved disease! Submissions due Aug 25. Read more at bit.ly/cwrrfps #repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
We are now funding a Phase I #ClinicalTrial in #MultipleMyeloma at Washington University in St. Louis led by Dr. Michael Slade to improve access to CAR T therapy. Read more about this trial at www.cureswithinreach.org/2025/07/02/i.... #repurposing
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
2 weeks left to apply to our AI Validation RFP! Read more plus meet our Aug researcher spotlight: Dr. Theresa Bender Pape of Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital and @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social in our Aug enewsletter: bit.ly/47u0EPE #repurposing #ImpactPhilanthropy
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Cures Within Reach @cureswithinreach.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Join a Clinical Trial AI Validation RFP info session to learn more about our funding: 7/17 at 8am or 12pm CDT or 7/25 at 8am or 12pm CDT. Learn more plus read our July Researcher Spotlight on Dr. Amorim of UCSF at bit.ly/3Iz3FDP
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