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Since her diagnosis, we have relied on the Angelman Syndrome Foundation as a source of information and support.
The Angelman Syndrome Clinic at MGH is a blessing for my adult child. Now we have somebody who really understands our needs.
Amazing things have happened because of the ASF-funded LGIT study from Boston’s MassGeneral Hospital. It was the beginning of a new era for treatments for our children with AS.
Latest press releases, articles and announcements
Mark Zylka, PhD and his team at UNC School of Medicine have been studying CRISPR-Cas9 as a method to unsilence the paternal copy of UBE3A. After ASF funded the project, the findings were so positive, the NIH provided additional funding of […]
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On July 23, 2020, Ovid Therapeutics announced a research collaboration with UCONN Health and Stormy Chamberlain, PhD. This exciting work began as an innovative idea funded by the Angelman Syndrome Foundation. Short hairpin RNA (shRNAs) work like ASOs, but can be […]
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Today the Canadian Angelman Syndrome Society (CASS) and the Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) announced that the two charities will collaborate with a shared goal of increasing research and support to Angelman syndrome (AS) families. United, the organizations will have the […]
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Deerfield and Pinnacle Hill have partnered with Dr, Ben Philpot, UNC Chapel Hill, to advance a new therapeutic for AS! Their work focuses on manipulating gene expression and this collaboration will accelerate work previously funded by the ASF to the […]
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