FRAXA Research Foundation
Mission:
FRAXA was founded in 1994 by three parents of children with Fragile X. Our mission is to accelerate research aimed at finding effective treatments and a cure for Fragile X and related disorders, by directly funding grants and fellowships at top universities around the world.
Results:
We have funded $20 Million in targeted research and are on the verge of bringing a treatment for Fragile X - and perhaps also autism - to patients.
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Michael S.
06/09/11
I've personally been involved with FRAXA for nearly 10 years, with the last 4 as a Board Member. Having seen both the internal and external workings of this organization, I can whole-heartedly say that FRAXA put nearly every penny of donations to work to find treatments and a cure for Fragile X. The...
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debbie stevenson
06/08/11
FRAXA began in 1994 with a dream of curing Fragile X -- now fast forward to 2011 -- there are currently clinical trials for medications to treat the core deficits of Fragile X going on in several centers around the country. Moonshot to the mind is the next frontier in medical research. Being a ...
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Sasa Zorovic
06/08/11
FRAXA is the hope for all those affected with Fragile X and their families. The organization is singularly focused on funding research to cure Fragile X. It is very efficient in terms of using donor funds in putting it towards research--a cut above most other organizations funding medial research. ...
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