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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Report wins first prize among poster presentations at annual meeting of American Academy of Dermatology

Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a therapeutic drug development company, today announced that Curis scientists have demonstrated that a small molecule drug compound can induce hair growth in a preclinical model. The data were presented February 19 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology that is being held in New Orleans from February 18-22. The report, which was presented by senior author Dr. Rudy Paladini, was awarded the first prize among poster presentations at the meeting.

The drug compound in the study is a small molecule ...

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