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Let’s Bring the FOXG1 Gene Therapy to Children Worldwide—starting in 2026!

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

About The FOXG1 Gene Therapy
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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

The Gene Therapy Breakthrough!

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!

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Parents and Philanthropists are driving cures.

This Bloomberg article, featuring our co-founder, perfectly captures why parents and philanthropists are driving promising gene therapy treatments to children.

We won’t leave a “miracle cure” on the shelf

We are making history as the first rare disease foundation working to bring a gene therapy through multi-site clinical trials to approvals independently— this is only possible with donor support.

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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

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

-Tania Simoncelli

Bet on us to succeed

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  • 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

The Impact of Your Support is Immediate and Far-Reaching

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  • FOXG1 gene is a critical gene linked to major brain disorders including Autism, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, types of brain tumors, and more

  • Our lean and efficient model for drug development is cutting the timeline and cost through clinical trials by a third

  • Children will begin receiving a life-changing treatment as early as 2026

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

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A Treatment is Within Reach

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

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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
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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.

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