Honoring pioneers in neuromuscular disease research, many of whom have indirectly mentored me. I deeply admire their dedication, advancing science and bringing hope to patients and families.

Michael A. Rudnicki

Alyson Fiorillo

Terry Partridge

Toshifumi Yokota

Davi Mazala

Kristy Brown

Yetrib Hathout

Annemieke Aartsma-Rus

Utkarsh J. Dang

Eric P. Hoffman

Jack H Vandermeulen

Alessandra Sacco

Akinori Nakamura

Vahab Soleimani

Guillaume Bourque

Antoni Borrell

Michael W Lawlor

David L Mack

Allison D Ebert

Volker Straub

Anne Schänzer

Peter F M Van der Ven

Rita Horvath

Craig M McDonald

Louise Rodino-Klapac

Yusuke Echigoya

Yoshitsugu Aoki

Jerry R. Mendell

Norio Motohashi

Shin’ichi Takeda

Julia M. Hum

Stephen Tapscott

Jessica de Greef

Frank Rigo

Silvere van der Maarel

Pim Pijnappel

Capucine Trollet

Arnaud Ferry

Virginia Arechavala-Gomeza

Francesco Muntoni

Judith van Deutekom

Anastasia Khvorova

Kevin Flanigan

Linda Pax Lowes

Robert Weiss

Renato Dulbecco

Douglas Millay

Christopher W Ward

Jeffrey Chamberlain

Karyn Esser