10 Reasons SYNGAP-land is hopeful & exciting today #S10e92

1. Last week RegEl announced that their CNS Pipeline: Dravet, SCN2A & SYNGAP1 - News https://twitter.com/cureSYNGAP1/status/1621293977579442177 - Follow her https://twitter.com/navneetkmatharu - And him https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordane-dimidschstein-a1114852 2. Yesterday, Penn announced a $25m grant to the ENDD Program which is a dream team. - Announcement: https://twitter.com/curesyngap1/status/1623000399300153344?s=46&t=GQBKtxA44lny0qsvNyEkAw - Prosser Webinar: https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/webinars/targeting-alternative-splicing-of-syngap1-using-antisense-oligonucleotides - Heller Webinar: https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/webinars/dr-elizabeth-heller-phd-upenn-understanding-syngap1 3. Ingo updated his famous gene timeline chart and included SYNGAP1 - we are on the map https://twitter.com/ingohelbig/status/1615693871769321472?s=46&t=XfQ6xkKY7cQaFZnRTbaSNw 4. Praxis had an earnings call, and it looks like they will have a big year and enough cash to get to next year. https://investors.praxismedicines.com/news-releases/news-release-details/praxis-precision-medicines-provides-corporate-update-and-7 5. We have a new podcast! Yes, SRF was one of the first to create its own podcast and now we have two. https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/syngap-stories 6. Grants are due on March 1 and we already have a few! https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/134-apply-for-syngap1-research-grants-by-march-1st-or-september-1st 7. Rare Disease Day is end of month https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/post/133-what-is-rare-disease-day-why-is-it-the-last-day-in-february-syngap1 8. Three ways to raise money! - We have a match for all donations this month up to $20k, donate! https://secure.givelively.org/donate/syngap-research-fund-incorporated/srf-rare-disease-day-2023 - Sprint for Syngap: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/syngap-research-fund-incorporated/sprint4syngap-2023 - MDBR: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/syngap-research-fund-incorporated/srf-million-dollar-bike-ride-mdbr-2023-for-syngap1 9. We have a clinical trials page. Check it out. https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/families/resources/clinical-trials 10. Many other signs of progress - RSRT Gene Therapy Announcement. https://twitter.com/cnsdrughunter/status/1617522729900707840?s=46&t=XW7hz9hgm6v3IAOPAmS_Kg - Rare Revolution Magazine on Siblings. https://rarerevolutionmagazine.com/rare-reports/ - Poison Exon Dance from the Carvill Lab. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV3Ne0nmmNU This is a podcast: subscribe to and rate this 10 minute #podcast #SYNGAP10 here - https://www.syngapresearchfund.org/syngap10-podcast Apple podcasts: - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/syngap10-weekly-10-minute-updates-on-syngap1-video/id1560389818 Episode 92 of #Syngap10 - February 8, 2023 #epilepsy #autism #intellectualdisability #id #anxiety #raredisease #epilepsyawareness #autismawareness #rarediseaseresearch #SynGAPResearchFund #CareAboutRare #PatientAdvocacy #GCchat #Neurology #GeneChat