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2025 Research Updates

Research is the answer to one day making FA a treatable, manageable disease. Here, you'll discover the most recent strides in FA research and activities funded by FCF. Every quarter, we'll bring you updates on newly funded grants, ongoing projects, and significant milestones.

Walking Beside My Daughter Through Fanconi Anemia

What I hope for most is a cure. And until then, I hope for Paige and others with FA to live lives as close to normal as possible, filled with opportunity, independence, and happiness.

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Tara Fought FANS with Grace and Courage; She Finished the Race

Fear and sadness are embedded with Fanconi anemia (FA), yet I have always tried to have a hopeful tone to my essays thinking of the effect on the families who read it. This one is no different. I lost my gutsy 24-year-old daughter Tara in September. She was created by God for purpose. I always told her she brought out the best in people.

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Fanconi Cancer Foundation Expands Cancer Consortium Research with New and Continued Grants

These projects, made possible through the commitment of FCF and our funding partner, Fanconi Canada, advance collaborative research that is improving early detection, guiding cancer prevention strategies, and laying the groundwork for future treatments.

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Celebrating Fatma Issak, 2025 Winn/Byrd Award Recipient

A Global Commitment to Care Born in Zanzibar and now living in New York, Fatma has dedicated herself to improving how healthcare is experienced, not just delivered. She currently works as a medical scribe at an OB-GYN clinic, supporting patients...

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Honoring Dr. John E. Wagner for a Lifetime of Impact

At the 2025 Fanconi Cancer Foundation Scientific Symposium in Minneapolis, the Foundation presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. John E. Wagner, MD, in recognition of his decades of groundbreaking work and unwavering commitment to improving the lives of people with Fanconi anemia (FA).

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Global Community, Shared Discovery: 2025 Symposium and Adult Retreat Bring FA Collaboration to Life

Nearly 300 members of the global Fanconi anemia community gathered in Minneapolis for the 2025 Scientific Symposium and Retreat for Adults with FA, three days that blended science, lived experience, and hope.

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