Charles River Lab, a drug development services company collaborating with the A-T Children’s Project, has succeeded in developing a laboratory test or “assay” to rapidly evaluate thousands of approved drugs to learn if some of them can be repurposed for A-T. Because drugs emerging from the screening process with promising results will have already been … Read More
Dr. Richa Sharma, an oncologist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital who focuses on DNA repair disorders like A-T, has become available to consult with local doctors as they plan treatments for A-T patients who have developed cancer. Approximately 30% of people with A-T develop cancer. Lymphomas and leukemias (lymphoid cancers) are by far the … Read More
Whether you golf, run, bike or shop there is an A-TCP fundraising event happening for you! It is truly INCREDIBLE for such a rare disease to have so many events happening around North America. See if any events this month are in your area. Read More
Dear Friends, We are excited to share the following update from Dr. Anoopum Gupta to the A-T families who have been participating in his project to find better ways to measure A-T. We are so grateful to him, to the families, and, of course, to our donors and fundraisers who help to make it all … Read More
As we head into 2022, research to find treatments for ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is moving more swiftly than ever. Please help us maintain momentum by making a year-end donation. Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital are now treating a little girl with A-T using antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) gene therapy and will soon be expanding their testing to more children. … Read More
Sent December 22, 2021 Dear Friends, Your donation helped push us over the top, maximizing the $65,000 #GivingTuesday match! It is truly amazing – that in a year filled with cancelled in-person events and struggles getting back to normal, A-T research continues because of generous donations like yours on #GivingTuesday. You should feel great that … Read More
Dear A-T Families, The flu season is coming, and October is the time to get the flu vaccine. Dr. Howard Lederman, Director of the A-T Clinical Center at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland recommends that all people with A-T receive the killed (injected) influenza (flu) vaccine every fall. Household members should also be vaccinated … Read More
The A-T Children’s Project is helping to recruit for a genetic counseling capstone research project. Julia Schiller is a genetic counseling masters student at Boston University School of Medicine. We are excited that she has chosen A-T for her study because it will help raise awareness about A-T in the genetic counselor population. Please find … Read More
On August 12, 2021, the A-T Children’s Project hosted a special webinar on COVID-19 and Ataxia-Telangiectasia – a conversation with: Howard Lederman, MD, PhD – Pediatric Immunologist and Director of the A-T Clinical Center at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Jennifer Thornton – Executive Director of the A-T Children’s Project Watch Replay Now Take Covid Surveys … Read More
