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Weekly 10-minute updates on SYNGAP1 with Mike Graglia.

SRF is a “Get-to…” not a “Have-to..”  Do something & Go big.  #S10e139

SRF is a “Get-to…” not a “Have-to..”  Do something & Go big.  #S10e139 Talking with John Get vs Have (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5oBo9zcRUE)SRF is the same:- Raise Funds to Change the Future- Volunteer, contribute to a larger effort- Connect with other families- Share our experience to make broader knowledge- Learn from each other and scientists Raise Funds#Sprint4SYNGAP 2024 syngap.fund/sprint24 - https://givebutter.com/ALjJXJ - Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/curesyngap1.org/sprint4syngap?e=8531ca92fd  - $197k, 521 donors - See you Saturday, enjoy it. - It’s a get to, people get to support our incredible efforts. VolunteerACTION IS THE ANTIDOTE TO DESPAIR - Joan Baez - State Reps - May 3rd! - Advocates - Jackie Kancir and Jess Johnson are killing it. - Many other roles  - DEI too. Connect with other Families - Jaxon Movie is up https://curesyngap1.org/resources/movies/ - Sprint events. Volunteer. Etc. - Hope drove across the country  Fundraiser https://givebutter.com/zDUIfN  Reel https://www.facebook.com/reel/421525020629131   Interview https://curesyngap1.org/podcasts/syngap1-stories/ #28 Share our experience to make broader knowledge - FB: www.facebook.com/groups/syngap/  - CHOP is at 99! [email protected]  - Cinci is still recruiting too. Info - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jLAIe6FTNRGlhPZpouDlYJNPv-d6ICNW/view?usp=drive_link; Survey - https://redcap.research.cchmc.org/surveys/?s=4CYCNJ47RCL7HLN8 Learn from each other & scientists - https://curesyngap1.org/podcasts/cafe-syngap1/  - Coming soon: Missense Server is Awesome, Frogs too. - NAL: https://curesyngap1.org/blog/drug-repurpose-update-1-tanganil-acetyl-leucine-for-potential-management-of-syngap1-related-disorder-symptoms/ - Remember new families have resources too! https://syngap.fund/Resources  I’m learning too!  Just accepted to #LeadersLink of #FasterCures! - Presshttps://milkeninstitute.org/article/leaderslink-cohort-2024-2025-fastercures  - X https://x.com/JMGraglia/status/1782778094589460812  - LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/graglia_please-join-us-in-welcoming-the-newest-leaderslink-activity-7188548477889449987-DmAX SOCIAL MATTERS - 979 Subscribers on YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/@CureSYNGAP1  - 3,529 Subscribers on LinkedIn.  https://www.linkedin.com/company/curesyngap1/ - 9,846 Followers on Twitter https://twitter.com/cureSYNGAP1 Podcasts, give all of these a five star review!SRF Channel - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/syngap1-podcasts-by-srf/id6464522917 Episode 139 of #Syngap10 - April 23, 2024#epilepsy #autism #intellectualdisability #id #anxiety #raredisease #epilepsyawareness #autismawareness #rarediseaseresearch #SynGAPResearchFund #CareAboutRare #PatientAdvocacy #GCchat #Neurology #GeneChat #F78A1 #CureSYNGAP1
April 23, 2024

Grateful and grieving. SRF is growing with our community, all 1,400 of us! #S10e138

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER  - 1,400 strong, thank you Jess & team. https://curesyngap1.org/blog/syngap1-census-2024-update-61-in-q1-2024-total-1400/  - Stoke webinar: one of the most important considerations for deciding which disease to work on was, “…how strong is the patient advocacy group?”   - Stoke CMO Barry Ticho, MD, PhD, FACC during webinar 4/2/24 to discuss findings of STK-001   WELCOME AND CONNECT  - New parents are coming fast, reach out to them, tell them how much hope to have.  - Connect, connect, connect.   - San Diego next week: https://curesyngap1.org/resources/movies/jaxon/   - Hope https://curesyngap1.org/blog/my-syngap1-drive-a-thon-hope4thecure/ - TU to Emily Barnes who is at FasterCures meeting today in Boston, see #S10e98 to see my thoughts about this workshop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOLjUdVUtqo   TEAM IS GROWING  BOARD - https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1038978  CSO - https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1040061  COO - You?   PRESS  - UK https://www.channel4.com/news/govt-send-funding-boost-still-billions-short-says-tory-mp-with-affected-family/  - GA https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/04/03/80-of-rare-diseases-are-genetic-thats-why-whole-genome-sequencing-can-help/    What does my genetic report mean?  We wrote a blog, but as I’ve had this conversation a few dozen times, my answer is simpler now.  Is it missense or is it truncating?  If missense, do more research, if truncating, it is in the first 4 exons (p. Address of 129 or lower). Who else has it?  Look on ClinVar and call SRF. Blog: https://curesyngap1.org/blog/understanding-your-genetic-report-with-syngap1-a-rare-disease/   STUDIES https://curesyngap1.org/blog/my-syngap1-drive-a-thon-hope4thecure/  CHOP: [email protected]  Adults:  - Press Release: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1040062  - Study Info:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tOdodcV7E5ROOHWyLn8a48x1WNBOr-U2/view  QOL: https://Syngap.Fund/QOL24 39 and counting.   #Sprint4Syngap 2024 Total: $168,572 from 347 people Tavilla: $126,385 from 62 Big thanks to them and all teams especially those already over $1k, Phoebe, Kaia, Louie, Kiera, Theo, Hadley & Gracyn. https://curesyngap1.org/events/featured/sprint4syngap-2024/ https://givebutter.com/ALjJXJ   REPURPOSING  - NAL, blog coming.  - Ravicti, enrolled, and blog on Butyrate coming.  - Nortriptyline, has been game changing, discussing a larger trial.   REFLECTIONS  - Family Medical Leave Act #FMLA https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/benefits-leave/fmla  - Homeschooling… again, avoid the kneejerk.  See #S10e64 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01uhSjxGgGE    - Tony update.  Grateful and grieving.   SOCIAL MATTERS 967 Subscribers on YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/@CureSYNGAP1  3,483 Subscribers on LinkedIn.  https://www.linkedin.com/company/18940628/admin/feed/posts/ Socials matters so we can find more people, like this: https://curesyngap1.org/blog/an-emotional-journey-begins-after-a-syngap1-diagnosis/    Podcasts, give all of these a five star review! SRF Channel - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/syngap1-podcasts-by-srf/id6464522917   Episode 138 of #Syngap10 - April 4, 2024 #epilepsy #autism #intellectualdisability #id #anxiety #raredisease #epilepsyawareness #autismawareness #rarediseaseresearch #SynGAPResearchFund #CareAboutRare #PatientAdvocacy #GCchat #Neurology #GeneChat #F78A1 #CureSYNGAP1
April 4, 2024

#S10e137

Genetic Therapy Companies (ignoring small molecules, see our pipeline here https://curesyngap1.org/syngap1-related-disorder-therapeutic-pipeline/)    Stoke Therapeutics #StokedAboutStoke Presser: https://investor.stoketherapeutics.com/news-releases/news-release-details/stoke-therapeutics-announces-landmark-new-data-support-potential  I did call this in #S10e111 https://youtu.be/i6EZUrqsn2g?si=RN3SLR2vHCjgAiGt&t=706  This study started in #S10e83 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uK2dCs53Ew    Praxis Precision Medicines https://investors.praxismedicines.com/news-releases/news-release-details/praxis-precision-medicines-provides-corporate-update-and-11    Longboard Pharma  https://ir.longboardpharma.com/news-releases/news-release-details/longboard-pharmaceuticals-reports-full-year-2023-financial    Studies https://curesyngap1.org/blog/my-syngap1-drive-a-thon-hope4thecure/  CHOP: [email protected]  Adults: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tOdodcV7E5ROOHWyLn8a48x1WNBOr-U2/view  QOL: https://Syngap.Fund/QOL24       Fundraisers 247 supporters have us at $79k Team Tavilla is over half of that at $47k Big thanks to them and all teams especially those already over $1k, Phoebe, Kiera, Kaia & Gracyn. Rifton bike for S4S anyone at $500+.  247 Supporters!https://curesyngap1.org/events/featured/sprint4syngap-2024/ https://givebutter.com/ALjJXJ   Social Matters 953 Subscribers on YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/@CureSYNGAP1  Socials matters so we can find more people, like this: https://curesyngap1.org/blog/an-emotional-journey-begins-after-a-syngap1-diagnosis/    Podcasts, give all of these a five star review! SRF Channel - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/syngap1-podcasts-by-srf/id6464522917Episode 137 of #Syngap10 - March 26, 2024 #epilepsy #autism #intellectualdisability #id #anxiety #raredisease #epilepsyawareness #autismawareness #rarediseaseresearch #SynGAPResearchFund #CareAboutRare #PatientAdvocacy #GCchat #Neurology #GeneChat #F78A1 #CureSYNGAP1
March 26, 2024

SYNGAP1 Ciitizen Paper is out!  UCB Survey.  UCSF is discovering SYNGAP.  #Sprint4SYNGAP 2024 is on!  Fitter at the WH. #S10e136

Do this study for UCB: https://Syngap.Fund/QOL24    Two killer publications: Boston - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/graglia_syngap-research-fund-announces-308000-multidisciplinary-activity-7173732255369035776-HC-9  Penn/ENDD -  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S153854422400021X  Email Info at CureSYNGAP1 dot org for PDFs!   Visit to UCSF - Exciting new proposal and wait for the Wilsey paper!   Background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pagFzSmYK8E    Repurposing is moving apace!  More as we have it.  Ravicti. Butyrate. Nortriptyline. Acetylleucine.   Sprint4Syngap is our current fundraiser, get in there and join us! https://curesyngap1.org/events/featured/sprint4syngap-2024/  https://givebutter.com/ALjJXJ  Sprint4Syngap Total: $33,704. Tavilla Total: $6,695   Nasha Fitter at WH, is a masterclass in advocacy. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nashafitter_this-rare-disease-day-i-was-invited-to-be-activity-7170089524402802688-50tE    Podcasts, give all of these a five star review! SRF Channel - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/syngap1-podcasts-by-srf/id6464522917   Episode 136 of #Syngap10 - March 16, 2024 #epilepsy #autism #intellectualdisability #id #anxiety #raredisease #epilepsyawareness #autismawareness #rarediseaseresearch #SynGAPResearchFund #CareAboutRare #PatientAdvocacy #GCchat #Neurology #GeneChat #F78A1 #CureSYNGAP1
March 16, 2024

#RareOnTheHill and #SRFboard in DC were epic. It’s going to be a great, year, get some #RareBrewCoffee! #S10e135

DC was epic, come next year! - Board Meeting and Leadership Team. - Rare on the Hill - Nancy, John, Vicky, Kathryn, Marta, Suzanne, Jess Johnson!   https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.v.jones/posts/pfbid02pMjKxryjDej62FM2RRA6afyU5JPkdB37dXzVrXMLFzjsWmRTQV2wtR3BNaaFcTK4l - Last week of Feb, don’t miss it.   #RareBrewCoffee has launched! https://rarebrewcoffee.com/ use code SRF10   Reflecting on the latest Rick Huganir paper - This was in part supported (as acknowledged) by our first grant, 5 years ago we funded 10x that last year. - We are not a Rasopathy!  https://x.com/cureSYNGAP1/status/1763644994685153654?s=20  - We need to have Prof. Huganir do a webinar!   #DEI #SyngapWhileBlack Nice work Petersen family https://qcitymetro.com/2024/02/23/syngap-1-syndrome-autism-epilepsy-treatment/   State Coordinators and Advocates Sign up - We’re looking for state representatives and state advocates - fill out this form if you’re interested - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPWiyvAPuKif-h2bbMBqUKVLMeOeK-ISehbM9PvnReXMRjZg/viewform - Syngap1 Stories Episode 27 - guest host Jessica Johnson with guest Jackie Kancir - released 3/2. Syngap.Fund/Stories   We still do warriors, 198 is from Poland! - https://x.com/cureSYNGAP1/status/1763006900939956252?s=20 - https://curesyngap1.org/syngap-warriors/igor/- Are you are warrior yet? https://curesyngap1.org/syngap-warriors/   Repurposing - Thought for the week - When you try a new molecule, any new molecule, take notes, videos and pictures.  - IF a drug increases cognition, expect frustration, at first.- Make sure you watch episode 134, even if it’s long because I really go deep on repurposing.  https://youtu.be/luhVxDEXlcU?si=BUmyKmTkOvFMVN5Z    Notes, all on Youtube, make sure you subscribe there - 935 today let’s get to 1,000 https://www.youtube.com/@CureSYNGAP1   List of repurposed drugs: Ravicti® (glycerol phenylbutyrate) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwwdifsu1g8 Butyrate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjl9Z5_uQws NAL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TphYC3o2BJQ  Pamelor® (nortriptyline) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0BdjDaWiMs  Fycompa® (perampanel) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10469904/   Siblings - Order a kit, thank you UCB @UCBUSA  https://curesyngap1.org/sibling-support/   Ed’s notes: - Aaron Harding guest on DeafBlind Potter Podcast - "Navigating Life's Challenges: A Journey with SynGAP - An Interview with Aaron Harding" - https://youtu.be/cagNgqmolgk?si=s9vAX1_jl07e4kOY - Jansen Jones, daughter of BOD chair Suzanne, was one of two rare disease children featured in a Rare Disease Day article by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - https://drive.google.com/file/d/18lPSXcciyK3OHnSWDXxy1DDVZZvPc-sY/view - Newsletter issue 37 (2/25) includes these and more - https://curesyngap1.org/newsletter/   Scholarship - UCB USA Family Epilepsy Scholarship    - Blog - https://Syngap.Fund/UCB24    - Diagnosed with Epilepsy or immediate family member or caregiver    - Seeking higher education    - Application deadline March 15 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PtAJfqOUkeXhX2NsyxvkB9A-pEHei5pc/view    Fundraising - Get Ready for Sprint - save the date 4/27/24 - sign up your teams now; Rifton is giving away another adaptive tricycle to a team who raises $500+ - Syngap.Fund/Sprint24  https://www.rifton.com/  (12 teams signed up as of 3/2 - we had 28 teams in 2023; already have $26,000+ in donations!!! Still a ways to go before we beat last year’s record.) - MDBR 6/8 - link to 2023 blog https://curesyngap1.org/blog/mdbr-2023-everything-we-want-to-c-happening-for-syngap1-camaraderie-community-collaboration/  - S.Carolina3rd annual Scramble 10/5 - link to past events is here:  https://curesyngap1.org/events/fundraisers/scramble-for-syngap-2023/  - 3rd SYNGAP1 Conference, hosted by SRF in LA    - Pre-register to receive updated info when it’s ready https://Syngap.Fund/24Pre    - Planning committee needs volunteers; if interested in helping, contact stacey@curesynga
March 4, 2024

A very important questionnaire. Repurposing update & ethics. Grant shaping in progress! #S10e134

#S10e96 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkCKK4Z7J2I   Rochester - Check.  I asked in #S10e132 to do this and you stepped up, thank you.  We hit 200!   Aparito time Fill this in: https://forms.gle/4EsW3wu8BG4TQrD7A    The intersection of biomarkers and repurposing: The latter could help us figure out which of the former to focus on which could be the difference between a drug making it.   Repurposing:  Friend message - “And I wanted to tell you about the worsening behavior with treatments: a friend of mine has a son with Dravet syndrome, and many years ago they started him on a drug that reduced the seizures quite a bit, and my friend used to say “with this new treatment cleaning his brain from all those EEG interferences, we are starting to see more of his personality… and we’ve realized that we don’t like him”. Very harsh but very real to say”   Morning Video SM vs ASO vs AAV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xp3kTsBz38   List of repurposed drugs: Ravicti® (glycerol phenylbutyrate) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwwdifsu1g8 Butyrate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjl9Z5_uQws NAL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TphYC3o2BJQ  Pamelor® (nortriptyline) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0BdjDaWiMs  Fycompa® (perampanel) - Need to have a webinar on this.   Fycompa ® story from middle market country, Fycompa + Depakine + Risperadone.  Wow.   Ethics. Is it ethical to sit back and let our kids suffer?   Thank you to Virginie who is helping with EEG grant and volunteers, we have her back from ciitizen!  Thank you to those working on CZI grant too!   Congratulations to Encarnation and the SYNGAP1 European Team for this coverage https://english.elpais.com/health/2024-02-12/unraveling-the-mystery-of-celias-inexplicable-disease.html   Ed said: Syngap1Stories Episode 26 guest Paulina Polanco - released 2/13. Includes her Family Day talk in Orlando. Syngap.Fund/Stories Cafe Syngap1 Episode 11 guest Claudio Diaz - released 2/17 Syngap.Fund/Cafe Get Ready for Sprint - save the date 4/27/24 - sign up your teams now; Rifton is giving away another adaptive tricycle to a team who raises >$500 - Syngap.Fund/Sprint24  https://www.rifton.com/  (9 teams signed up as of 2/23 - we had 28 teams in 2023;) Orlando Family Day VideosUploaded to YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjpr3a14_ls3PKu4oB_aeU_tfyYLE6-jj)  Added to Paulina’s blog recap of the day (https://curesyngap1.org/blog/syngap1-family-day-2023-a-beacon-of-hope/);  Videos include Science Day Recap as well as a separate video of Mike’s recap on “Where are we now?”, a summary of how parents can prepare for what’s coming in the next couple of years (https://youtu.be/-xp3kTsBz38?si=_qHKRsYz2uJDJR_F). SYNGAP1 Conference 2024 hosted by SRF - planning committee will start meeting soon; if interested in helping, contact [email protected] #SyngapConf SYNGAP1 Sibling Shanaye, a High School senior, is using her platform as the 2023 Hodgeman County Miss Teen Pageant winner to spread the word about SYNGAP1, which affects her younger sister Addison.YouTube Video - https://youtu.be/4L32aPNMSeM?si=EqNEhROdzvfGZxEQ Addison’s Warrior Story - https://curesyngap1.org/syngap-warriors/addison/ We teamed with Simons Searchlight for their annual Shine Your Searchlight Campaign - if you’re not signed up with Simons yet, sign up now - https://www.simonssearchlight.org/ Sydney & Sandy in S. Africa for Rare-X Rare Disease Conference - https://x.com/sandysmith317/status/1757669120928047520?s=20 We’re looking for state representatives and state advocates - fill out this form if you’re interested - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPWiyvAPuKif-h2bbMBqUKVLMeOeK-ISehbM9PvnReXMRjZg/viewformState Representatives - provide a point of contact for SYNGAP1 families (especially newly diagnosed) in your state to assist with information about registries, studies, fundraising, and other resources State Advocates - help families in your state navigate difficult systems (education, h
February 24, 2024

What is this SYNGAP1 illness / disease / syndrome / NDD / DEE / MRD5 / NSID actually called?  #S10e133

A. MRD5 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/382611  B. SYNGAP1 NSID - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21237447/ (Hamdan, 2011) C. SYNGAP1 NDD - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6128754/ (Kilinc, 2011) D. Confusing https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajmg.a.37189 (Parker, 2015)De Novo, Heterozygous, Loss-of-Function Mutations in SYNGAP1 Cause a Syndromic Form of Intellectual Disability E. SYNGAP1 DEE - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30541864/ (Vlaskamp, 2019) F. SYNGAP1 Related-ID - ICD-10 & Hopkins - https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2308891120 (Araki 2023) - https://curesyngap1.org/blog/syngap1-assigned-its-own-icd-10-code-f78-a1-srf/ (ICD-10, 2021) G. SYNGAP1 Related Disorders - https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/syngap1-related-disorders H. SYNGAP1 Syndrome - ICD-11 - https://twitter.com/cureSYNGAP1/status/1730629792137883800 (2024) My vote (today) is that we have a disease that is a DEE called SYNGAP1 Related Disorders (SRD). These monogenic disorders are anything but monolithic. Disease vs. Syndrome, read this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1480257/ (Cavalo, 2003)A syndrome is a recognizable complex of symptoms and physical findings which indicate a specific condition for which a direct cause is not necessarily understood...Once medical science identifies a causative agent or process with a fairly high degree of certainty, physicians may then refer to the process as a disease, not a syndrome. NDD vs DEE - We are a DEE“Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) encompass highly prevalent conditions such as autism and epilepsy, with cognitive disabilities alone affecting 1-3% of the global population. Developmental epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) are NDD characterized by epilepsy and delayed development or loss of developmental skills. Although the prevalence of DEEs remains to be determined, studies estimate that single-gene epilepsies occur in around 1 in 2100 births annually.”https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-neurodevelopmental-epilepsy-disorder-genetic.html Give all three of our podcasts 5 stars everywhere.  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/syngap1-podcasts-by-srf/id6464522917  This is a podcast subscribe!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/syngap10-weekly-10-minute-updates-on-syngap1/id1560389818  Episode 133 of #Syngap10 - Feb 13, 2024#epilepsy #autism #intellectualdisability #id #anxiety #raredisease #epilepsyawareness #autismawareness #rarediseaseresearch #SynGAPResearchFund #CareAboutRare #PatientAdvocacy #GCchat #Neurology #GeneChat
February 14, 2024

Congratulations to Encoded, Jaguar, Aparito and what will we count? How will we know these therapies are working? #S10e132

TWO Gene therapy INDs approved in the past week! JAG201 for SHANK3 https://pmsf.org/breaking-news-from-jaguar-gene-therapy/ ETX101 for SCN1A https://encoded.com/press-releases/encoded-therapeutics-announces-us-ind-clearance-and-australian-cta-approval-for-dravet-syndrome-gene-therapy-candidate-etx101/    Mike’s Gene Therapy Cheat Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jwH5piRH9gOmylz-pCNd_DFnpEHJ6EkFyoaMjidBk6c/edit?usp=sharing    TAKE THE ROCHESTER SURVEY https://redcap.link/NDDCaregiverSurvey    SPRINT FOR SYNGAP24 is on! https://Syngap.Fund/Sprint24   APARITO ANNOUNCEMENT LI - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7157828674245783552/ X - https://x.com/cureSYNGAP1/status/1751969751621046667 FB - https://www.facebook.com/cureSYNGAP1/posts/pfbid07mabzGJhcZZZkm3vUy9EkZutAtTL16y4gytED52Xyzjayp3ew62zEXiDA8aEsuYWl   This is the program: https://www.aparito.com/patient-group-programme/   RAVICTI GROUP https://www.facebook.com/groups/butyrate/   Give all three of our podcasts 5 stars everywhere.   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/syngap1-podcasts-by-srf/id6464522917    This is a podcast subscribe! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/syngap10-weekly-10-minute-updates-on-syngap1/id1560389818 Episode 132 of #Syngap10 - February 6, 2024 #epilepsy #autism #intellectualdisability #id #anxiety #raredisease #epilepsyawareness #autismawareness #rarediseaseresearch #SynGAPResearchFund #CareAboutRare #PatientAdvocacy #GCchat #Neurology #GeneChat
February 7, 2024
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SYNGAP10 is a 10-minute weekly blog to keep parents and families up-to-date on what the team at SynGAP Research Fund (SRF) is doing to advocate for patients & advance research into SYNGAP1. If you do nothing else, listen to or watch this and let us know what you think.

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Mike Graglia

Mike has always worked on complicated problems – he can’t help himself. So when his son was diagnosed with SYNGAP1 in 2018, he founded the SynGAP Research Fund and continues to lead it as a volunteer. In the broader Rare Neuro community, Mike serves on the Executive Board of COMBINEDbrain, is a member of the AES Epilepsy Research Benchmarks Stewards Committee and is the Co-Chair of the Innovation and Value Initiative 2022 Methods Summit. Mike comes from a career in public policy, international development and strategy. Previous roles have included establishing a new program at New America, a DC think tank, Budget & Planning at both the Gates Foundation & Emerson Collective, healthcare consulting at BCG, developing a tertiary education program with the World Bank Group, managing a refugee program for the International Catholic Migration Commission in Zimbabwe, and teaching math in Peace Corps Namibia. Graglia has an MBA from Columbia where he was a Bronfman Fellow, an MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies where he was a Soros Fellow, and a BS in mathematics from Gonzaga University, S.J. Graglia lives with his wife Ashley & two sons in Marin, California.

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