Finding a Cure for Fragile X
In the first week of March I attended my first Fragile X Advocacy Day to meet with many of the Massachusetts delegation to Congress. While this was my first time advocating for fragile X research, I’ve been a longtime lung cancer research advocate and have met with many of the same representatives in the past. It was a pleasure to meet with many of the families as my participation in Advocacy Day was in the spirit of “we are all in this together”.
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Most people know that FRAXA supports academic research at many institutions such as Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Yale University. However, FRAXA is also working with more than 30 pharmaceutical companies around the world. Mike spends a lot of his time advising and collaborating with industry partners.
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The NIH is updating a Research Plan for fragile X syndrome and the associated disorders of FXTAS (fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome) and FXPOI (fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency) that was originally created in 2009 by experts convened by the them. FRAXA team members were part of these working groups, giving guidance on priority areas and most promising research directions and will be once again. The NIH is requesting input from families and other members of the fragile X community.
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At FRAXA Research Foundation, we are truly grateful for our fragile X community and thousands of donors. We couldn’t keep moving the ball forward in research without your support. Each year FRAXA invests over $1 million in fragile X research thanks to your support. Because we supported these three researchers, we were able to secure another $35 million in research aimed at identifying clinical trial outcome measures that will lead to human trials of promising treatments for those affected by fragile X.
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