Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Recipients of Route 79, The Duchenne Scholarship Program
September 05 2019 - 4:30PM
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRPT), the leader in precision
genetic medicine for rare diseases, today announced the recipients
of Route 79, The Duchenne Scholarship Program. This is the second
year of the scholarship program which was created to recognize
exceptional individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy as they
pursue their post-secondary education. Twenty-three recipients were
chosen by an independent selection committee comprised of Duchenne
community members based on each applicant’s community involvement
and a personal essay. Each of the students will receive
scholarships of up to $5,000.
“On behalf of Sarepta and members of the
selection committee, it is our great privilege to announce the
recipients of Route 79, The Duchenne Scholarship Program. As with
the first year of the program, the recipients exemplify the
resilience and courage of young people with Duchenne and serve as
role models for others battling this disease,” said Diane Berry,
Sarepta’s Senior Vice President of Global Health Policy, Government
and Patient Affairs. “We are honored to support each of the
recipients and wish them great success in the pursuit of their
educational goals. I also want to extend my thanks and appreciation
to the selection committee for generously giving of their time to
review the applications and essays.”
2019 Named Recipients - Route 79, The
Duchenne Scholarship Program
Porter Aydelotte, Saddleback CollegeTravis
Burkhard, Rochester Institute of TechnologyCalum Cain, San Jose
State UniversityAlex Carlson, University of Northern Iowa Ryan
Driscoll, High Point UniversityBilly Ellsworth, Community College
of Allegheny County Tucker Hart, University of Northern Iowa Ryan
Hastings, Dean CollegeBrennan Hebdon, Germanna Community
CollegeJoshua Jurack, James Madison UniversitySiddharth Karnala,
San Jose State UniversityJoshua Kirk, Anne Arundel Community
CollegeJohn Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder Brian Le,
Stanford UniversityAlex Neupauer, University of California -
DavisAlexander Penny, Middle Tennessee State University Spencer
Poole, Saint Joseph’s College-SuffolkCharley Seckler, New York
UniversityJoseph Stallings, Anne Arundel Community CollegeBrady
Thurman, Arizona State UniversityJack Willis, Syracuse University
Nolan Willis, Syracuse University
Scholarship recipients are chosen by an
independent committee of Duchenne community members based on each
applicant’s essay and demonstrated level of community involvement.
Submissions are de-identified for the voting panel with no
indication of whether the candidate has received, or plans to
receive, a Sarepta therapy.
About Route 79, The Duchenne
Scholarship Program
Route 79, The Duchenne Scholarship Program
is designed to help students diagnosed with Duchenne muscular
dystrophy (Duchenne) pursue their post-high school educational
goals. There are 79 exons in the dystrophin gene impacted by
Duchenne, and the route traveled by every person with Duchenne is
distinct. Sarepta’s goal through this program is to acknowledge and
support individuals with Duchenne who are mapping out their future
via educational pursuits. Additional information is available at
https://www.sarepta.com/route79.
About Sarepta
Therapeutics
Sarepta is at the forefront of precision genetic
medicine, having built an impressive and competitive position in
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and more recently in gene
therapies for 6 Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy diseases (LGMD),
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), MPS IIIA, Pompe and other CNS-related
disorders, totaling over 20 therapies in various stages of
development. The Company’s programs and research focus span several
therapeutic modalities, including RNA, gene therapy and gene
editing. Sarepta is fueled by an audacious but important mission:
to profoundly improve and extend the lives of patients with rare
genetic-based diseases. For more information, please visit
www.sarepta.com.
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