Family Friendly Research Updates

Quarter 2 Community Research Update

Quarter 1 Community Research Update

Family Friendly Research Further research commissioned by Project 8p and how you can help Pt.3(of 3)

Family Friendly Presentation - Understanding 8p Research Results from Dr. Wendy Chung Pt. 2 (of 3)

Family Friendly Introduction - Understanding 8p Biology Pt. 1 (of 3)

Family Friendly Introduction - Understanding 8p Biology Pt. 1 (of 3)

We have prepared an easy to understand presentation for 8p families. In this video, Bina Shah shared our vision, mission, and strategic plan. We also had Fay Minty, a Patient Leadership Board member and researcher, discuss and help us understand 8p biology. If you have questions about the presentation, feel free to leave a comment below!

Family Friendly Presentation - Understanding 8p Research Results from Dr. Wendy Chung Pt. 2 (of 3)

For the 2nd part of our Family Friendly Presentation, Fay Minty helps us understand 8p research results from Dr. Wendy Chung’s study.

Family Friendly Research Further research commissioned by Project 8p and how you can help Pt.3(of 3)

We hope you liked Parts 1 and 2. Here is part 3 of our Family Friendly Research presentation. Fay Minty, along with Ethan Perlara discussed Project 8p’s two year research plan. Ethan gave an example of a success story that can be potential for Track 1 with Drug Repurposing. Watch the end about ways you can help in the research process. We had a Q&A as well. Please comment!

Quarter 1 Community Research Update

Our Patient Leadership Board members, Fay Minty and Will Norris, sit down with Project 8p’s Research Director, Dr. Ethan Perlstein, to give an overview of 2022 Research.

Quarter 2 Community Research Update

Fay Minty sits down with Dr. Joe Bellucci, Director of High-Throughput Biology at Rarebase, to discuss his current research on identifying potential therapeutic targets for 8p.

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.