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2024 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.

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Dr. Blanche Alter retires after more than 40 years in the Fanconi anemia field

Dr. Alter at Camp Sunshine during Fanconi Anemia Week If you’ve ever been to a Fanconi anemia (FA) Scientific Symposium or Family Meeting, chances are you attended an FA 101 presentation given by Dr. Blanche Alter. There’s a reason that...

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Stand Up To Cancer Announces New Research Team Focused on FA and HPV-related Head and Neck Cancers

LOS ANGELES – [October 28, 2021] – Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) today announced the Stand Up To Cancer–Fanconi Anemia Research Fund–Farrah Fawcett Foundation Head and Neck Cancer Research Team. The team will concentrate on new approaches to address head and neck squamous cell carcinoma,...

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Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins With One Step

We began a fundraising campaign to raise $100,000 (USD) which was required for the transplant in India ($45,000 for the transplant, $35,000 for the donor and $20,000 for airfares and living expenses in India for the entire family for six...

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Turning My Hardships into An Epic Journey

I am passionate about traveling and I hope to be able to travel more in the future. I try to make the best out of hard situations. It is not always easy to do, but I realize that without all...

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Scientist Spotlight: Lindsey Romick

What motivates me to work on FA: The FA community motivates me every single day. I was lucky enough to be invited to Camp Sunshine in June 2012 as a brand new postdoc in Dr. Susa Wells’ lab. I had...

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Updates from the 2021 FA Symposium

The FARF Symposium was held in a virtual four-part series format during the month of July 2021. Fanconi anemia (FA) researchers and clinicians met virtually to share updates on specific topics including gene therapy, bone marrow failure, DNA repair, and...

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