June 25, 2020
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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June 12, 2020
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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March 18, 2020
ASF Funded Research leads to a collaboration for gene therapy to correct deficiency in UBE3A gene Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a leading clinical-stage adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy company, entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement with the […]
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March 13, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Questions and Answers (FAQs) Due to quickly evolving information, recommendations may be subject to change and will be updated as needed. The 15q Clinical Research Network has prepared these FAQs to address concerns from the Angelman/Dup15q […]
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November 25, 2019
A new network platform, Linking Angelman and Dup15q Data for Expanded Research (LADDER), will offer caregivers access to information about a larger population of patients living with Angelman or Dup15 syndromes to better inform their decisions regarding treatments and interventions. […]
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November 18, 2019
Angelman Syndrome Foundation and Dup15q Alliance Announce Development of the International Clinical Research Network in efforts to help those living with 15q syndromes. Thousands of families affected by Angelman syndrome (AS) and dup15q syndrome will soon have greater access to […]
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September 18, 2019
A UNC Healthcare announced on September 17, 2019: The National Institutes of Health have awarded two separate grants totaling $6.1 million to Mark Zylka, PhD, director of the UNC Neuroscience Center.at the UNC School of Medicine. One of these projects […]
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September 16, 2019
An ASF funded research study was published in BioRXiv and the Journal of Clinical Investigation. See the press release below for more information and the outcomes of the study. UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Ben Philpot, PhD, and Bin Gu, PhD, found that […]
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