Gene therapy success stories are not only a hope but now becoming a reality. We won’t let Pitt Hopkins fall behind in this exciting and promising research. In August of 2016 the Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation awarded its first gene therapy grant, to Dr. Steve Gray at UNC and one of our pioneer heroes and […]
Every parent that has been on the receiving end of a diagnosis can relate to this. Alexandra is a sweet, beautiful 18 month old little girl who was recently diagnosed with Pitt Hopkins syndrome. Her mom and dad put together this beautiful video capturing their journey. Please take a few minutes to watch. Thank you […]
Dr. Andrew Kennedy and Dr. David Sweatt publish findings that show HDACi meds may reverse effects of Pitt Hopkins The very first grant the Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation made back in 2012 was to the lab of Dr. David Sweatt at the University of Alabama Birmingham. He needed the money to hire the most promising young […]
UPenn’s 2016 Million Dollar Bike Ride Pilot Grant Program is now open! The Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation has participated every year, since the start of this incredible program. The MDBR Pilot Grant Program provides a one-year grant to support research related to a rare disease represented in the 2016 Million Dollar Bike Ride. Number of […]
Study Identifies Potential Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder Lieber Institute investigators designed an innovative methodology that identifies the first potential treatment for Pitt-Hopkins syndrome, a type of autism. 10 March 2016 BALTIMORE—March 10, 2016—The Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) released today the results of an innovative study that may lead to a clinical trial […]
The Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation is thrilled to announce our 2016 Grant Awardees. Three grants were given at 75K each by the PHRF, and two grants were given through the University of Pennsylvania, Million Dollar Bike Ride, at 50K each. A total of $325,000 was awarded for Pitt Hopkins research this year: Tilly Hadlow Young Investigator Award: Joseph […]
This year, The PHRF is deeply moved to award the “Kindal Kivisto Award for Promising Young Researchers,” in honor of Kindal Kivisto a young woman who died far too soon, at the age of 29 this past October. Kindal did not have Pitt Hopkins, but was close friends with the Sandiford family whose daughter, Finley […]
2015: A YEAR OF INCREDIBLE GROWTH FOR THE PITT HOPKINS RESEARCH FOUNDATION! Thanks to everyone who helped make 2015 our best year yet. Let’s make 2016 even better! 2015 Fundraising totals are in, and they are Bigger Than EVER: $460,000 That’s $60 K more than last year and, this year we didn’t even have […]
The Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation hosted our second Scientific Symposium and first ever Parent Conference at American University in Washington D.C. September 10-12, 2015. It was a fantastic event, full of great information and a wonderful time for families to spend together. Thursday, September 10, researchers presented on their research including talks on Discovery of […]
September is such a big month for our community. Our third annual Pitt Hopkins Awareness Day was celebrated September 18, 2015. We have people from 28 different countries across the globe in our Pitt Hopkins family. On the 18th we honored our precious children together!
