FOXG1 Research Foundation

FOXG1 Research Foundation (FRF) is a US-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to accelerating research to find a cure FOXG1 syndrome. Previously called Brain Factor 1, FOXG1 is one of the first and most fundamental genes formed during brain development. Most children with FOXG1 syndrome cannot walk, talk, crawl, or take care of their most basic needs; most have a feeding tube, most undergo major surgeries, and most suffer from life-threatening seizures. Many leading neuroscientists believe that FOXG1 holds the key to unlocking many brain disorders that affect millions of people including autism, schizophrenia, Alzheimers and brain cancers. They also believe FRF can get to human clinical trials in three to five years. The FOXG1 Research Foundation was founded by FOXG1 moms in 2017 with the support of a worldwide team of FOXG1 parents. FRF is quickly becoming known in the biotech arena as a Patient Organization making tremendous strides. FRF raised more than one million dolla...