About project 8P

Project 8p Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is researching 8p disorders to find treatment options and give meaningful answers to those affected and their families. We are patient-led. Currently, there is no cure for 8p disorders, nor is there a standard course of treatment.

We are living in the age of scientific discovery. With a strong network of companies and organizations around the world that are partnering together, rare diseases are being diagnoses and therapies are being developed to improve and save lives. While there are many obstacles to overcome, there is astonishing progress with repurposing of existing drugs, new drugs, and cutting-edge gene and cell therapy that is happening at a faster pace than imagined by the scientific and pharmaceutical community.

Project 8p is an active member of this community and aims to help everyone that is impacted by chromosome 8p to achieve their goals on their own unique journey. Project 8p is committed to maximizing every opportunity and resource.

The next time a human being is diagnosed with an 8p condition, our goal is that the doctors, families, educators, and truly anyone has free and easy access to a comprehensive toolkit about the diagnosis and what to expect for the future. If we can alleviate some of the uncertainty, and build on this information, we believe we can achieve treatment remedies for some, if not all, of the symptoms with this diagnosis.

Maximum Investment of Funds Raised

Every dollar goes directly to our mission of accelerating our journey to treatment and supporting 8p families as a community. We work tirelessly to be as efficient as possible receiving in-kind donations, applying to relevant grant opportunities and maximizing our network for a variety of generous donors, and recruiting amazing volunteers.

Mission

To empower a unified community for chromosome 8p heroes for a meaningful life today while accelerating treatments for tomorrow.

Our patient led and patient centered approach unites a community of champions that advocate towards a standard of care and treatment. We invite scientists, medical experts, rare disease organizations, and industry to collaborate with us to increase our chances for healthy, happy, and productive lives.

Vision

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The Project 8p Foundation (Project 8p) was created in 2018 to:

  • Accelerate future treatments, not only for 8p, but potentially for other chromosome-wide diseases as well.
  • Lead with knowledge from patients. Currently, there is no cure for 8p disorders, nor is there a standard course of treatment.

The Project 8p Foundation (Project 8p) was created in 2018 to:

  • Raise transformative funding for pioneering scientific research into treatments for a complex, rare disease involving 250+ affected genes on the short arm of the 8 th chromosome (8p). Rearrangements of these genes causes significant abnormalities to the entire neurological system, thus all organs and functions of the body– with variance in cognitive functions, gross motor skills, social development and other challenges during infancy, and throughout life;
  • Empower a unified community of 8p patients and their families so they can have meaningful lives today; and
  • Accelerate future treatments, not only for 8p, but potentially for other chromosome-wide diseases as well.