Latest Scientific Poster

April 21-22, 2025

Gray Matter Structure in Individuals with 8p Chromosomal Anomalies: A Novel Investigation

Authors:

Aleah Martin¹, Makenna Snyder¹, Kaiti Syverson², Bina Maniar², Dr. Lauren Chaby², Dr. Jennifer Legault-Wittmeyer¹

Affiliations:

¹ Elizabethtown College
² Project 8p Foundation

Conference:

Scholarship and Creative Arts Days, Elizabethtown College

August 1-3, 2024

Studying the molecular mechanism of chromosome 8p disorders using scRNA-seq profiling of a

Authors:

Yanning Zuo¹, Sandra Sanchez²³ Ivan Bassets⁴, Alysson Muotri²³, Francesca Telese¹

Affiliations:

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA
² Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, CA
³ Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA
⁴ Universal Sequencing Technology, Carlsbad, CA

Conference:

2024 Project 8p Family and Science Conference

August 1- 3, 2024

A disease concept model for chromosome 8p inverted duplication deletion

Authors:

Sevil Mahfoozi¹, Elise Brimble², Andrea Hanson Kahn¹, Bina Shah³ ,Terry Jo Bichell⁴

Affiliations:

¹ Stanford University School of Medicine
² Ciitizen
³ Project 8p Foundation
⁴ COMBINEDBrain, Inc.

Conference:

2024 Project 8p Family and Science Conference

August 1- 3, 2024

Chromosome engineering to restore euploidy in cells with invdupdel(8p)

Authors:

Sophia N. Lee¹, Sarah L Thompson¹, Ryan A Hagenson¹, Lu Qiao¹, Jason M Sheltzer¹

Affiliations:

¹ Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.

Conference:

2024 Project 8p Family and Science Conference

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.