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San Francisco Business Times: Unlikely Drug Hunters: How two mothers are finding hope in searching for their children’s cures

SF Business Times: Kimberly Nye and Nasha Fitter both founded organizations to seek cures for afflictions suffered by their children. Nasha Fitter didn’t have time. There had to be a better, faster way, she thought — not just for her daughter, but for other people with rare diseases. Fitter tapped her tech and entrepreneurial background to create a nonprofit, the FOXG1 Research Foundation.

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The Johnson Family - Changing the World Right Here in Port Washington

FOXG1 Research Foundation co-founder and Executive Director shared her story with her hometown local magazine called Port Washington Living. This feature article celebrates the Johnson family and Nicole’s work to find a cure for FOXG1 syndrome, while helping FOXG1 families around the world, including helping the FOXG1 family in the Ukraine to safety.

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ONCE UPON A GENE - The 12 Commandments to Guide You When You're Starting a Rare Disease Patient Advocacy Group. With Nasha Fitter and Mike Graglia

Effie Parks celebrated podcast Once Upon a Gene Episode 094: FOXG1 advocate Nasha Fitter and SYNGAP1 advocate Mike Graglia are leaders in the rare disease community and two of the top parent leaders in the advocacy game. In this episode, they're sharing their knowledge, expertise and experiences in an information-packed masterclass on how to build a rare disease patient advocacy group, get funding and forge a path to a cure.

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