Help Us Say….

“YES, They Can!”

…live healthier, easier lives”

Let’s Bring the FOXG1 Gene Therapy to Children Worldwide, Together!

Watch The Parent-Driven Drug Development Story

*

Watch The Parent-Driven Drug Development Story *

Make history with us.

Be part of the first parent-led rare disease gene therapy program to advance through full-scale, multi-site International clinical trials independently.

A man with short brown hair wearing a dark plaid shirt standing outdoors with blurred background.

Gene therapy is the most direct and promising approach to treat the root cause of FOXG1 syndrome.

-Gai Ayalon, Ph.D.

FOXG1 Research Foundation
Chief Drug Development Officer

A New Path for Rare Disease Drug Development

This Bloomberg article perfectly captures why parents and philanthropists are driving promising gene therapy treatments to children independently.

When pharma says “no,” but science says "yes,” the FOXG1 Research Foundation is showing how.

While rare diseases represent the greatest unmet need in medicine, parents are proving a new way forward.

The FOXG1 Research Foundation is pioneering a nonprofit-led, highly efficient gene therapy model. Driving treatments independentlythis is only possible with donor support.

Text reading 'Chan Zuckerberg Initiative' with a red circular logo containing the initials 'CZ' in the lower right corner.
Woman with dark hair and glasses speaking at Aspen Ideas: Health event, green background.

“The FOXG1 Research Foundation is radically transforming the rare disease drug development landscape”

-Tania Simoncelli

The FOXG1 Gene Therapy is showing groundbreaking pre-clinical results!

We’re ready to begin patient clinical trials in 2026!

WE HAVE THE SCIENCE.

WE HAVE THE TEAM.

WE NEED YOUR HELP.

Together, we can change the course of this disease!

Young girl in a hospital bed with a bandaged head, smiling and holding a stuffed animal.

Many ways to help

Thank you for joining our mission to improve children’s lives.

There are many ways to support the FOXG1 Research Foundation.

Mail a check to:
FOXG1 Research Foundation
1051 Port Washington Blvd. #1496
Port Washington, New York 11050-1496

To request our "Ways to Give" document that includes instructions for: wire, stock, crypto, and DAF donations, please email gifts@foxg1research.org

The Impact of Your Support is Immediate and Far-Reaching

A happy family of four outdoors in a wooded area, sitting on a log, smiling at the camera. The family includes two young children, a father, and a mother.
  • Our lean and efficient model for drug development is cutting the timeline and cost through clinical trials by a third

  • Children will begin receiving this treatment in clinical trial starting in 2026

  • We are paving the way to accelerate rare disease treatments at large

Bet on us to succeed

A young boy with red hair and blue eyes looking up and smiling outdoors on grass.
  • Parent-led rare disease organizations have an unparalleled track record and competitive advantage in drug development

  • We are not motivated by money or publications

  • Our ROI is our children's lives

  • We have the deepest understanding of the patient experience

  • We’re efficient, innovative, passionate, and relentless

A Treatment is Within Reach

With your help, we can bring it to children all over the world who urgently need it.

Help spread the mission.

Share this video

Watch Leadership in Action

Our co-founder Nasha Fitter, spoke at The White House on how parent-led organizations, like ours, are driving drug development for our children's diseases. Watch this powerful speech and see how leaders from the private and public sector cited the determination and efficiency of the FOXG1 Research Foundation to "transform the rare disease research landscape."

Tom Horton, former CEO of American Airlines and grandfather to Gianna, who has FOXG1 syndrome, visits the FOXG1 Research Center at the University at Buffalo with his wife Janet Horton. Tom says, "Looking at the lab and the path to gene therapies, gives me a lot of hope."

He Did It!

Tom Horton Walked 500 Miles for the FOXG1 Syndrome Gene Therapy!

A pilgrimage of prayer and action to bring hope to families worldwide

Tom Horton Walks 500 miles for FOXG1
Stylized handwritten 'thank you!' message on a black background.

Thank you to our wonderful sponsors and every donor

for being a FOXG1 Champion for a Cure.

Your belief in us will lead to incredible improvements for countless children with rare disorders.

Text reading 'Paul, Weiss' on a plain dark background.
Logo for Blockchain.com featuring a blue cube icon and black text.
Black background with the word 'Consello' in large white font in the center.
Logo of The Angel Family Foundation (TAFF) on a navy blue background.