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KCNQ2 Awareness Why We Recognize It in March
Channeling Hope: Why We Recognize KCNQ2 Awareness in March Each year in early March, our global community recognizes KCNQ2 Awareness Day on March 2 as part of KCNQ2 Awareness Week.…
Reflections from the 2025 KCNQ2 Cure Summit in Philadelphia
From September 26th to 28th, 162 members of the KCNQ2 community came together in Philadelphia for our 8th Family and Professional Summit. Attendees traveled from 22 states and six countries,…
Connecting Science and Community: Dr. Brooke Babineau Charts KCA’s Research Path as New Scientific Director
Hi! I’m Brooke Babineau, the new Scientific Director for the KCNQ2 Cure Alliance (KCA). I’m honored to join this devoted community and support a mission that empowers families through education,…
The Power of 10
KCNQ2 Cure 10th Anniversary: Celebrating a Decade of Progress and Community This year, KCNQ2 Cure turns 10. Double digits! We can scarcely believe it, either. We’ve come a long way.…
KCNQ2 Cure Alliance Awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Rare As One Grant
Funding to Strengthen Organizational and Research Capacity to Accelerate Research for KCNQ2-Related Disorders We are thrilled to announce that the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has selected the foundation to receive a…
Picture Perfect
It takes so much more energy When you love and live with someone who has a rare condition like KCNQ2, the day-to-day grind can feel overwhelming. How do you keep…
Find Your Tribe
When tragedy strikes and your world is turned upside down, how do you start to recover? Who do you turn to for advice, reassurance, support? Here, KCNQ2 mum Claire Audibert…
Ode to a Cure
Our KCNQ2 Cure pal Dr. Phillip Pearl is on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. Dr. Pearl is the Director of Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at Boston Children’s…
KCNQ2 COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant Program
KCNQ2 COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant Program We at the KCNQ2 Cure Alliance have spent the last few months split between wrangling our own families (who knew 2020 would give us…
This is us!!
THIS IS US! I don’t often share our private battle but it’s KCNQ2 awareness week March 1-7 and I want to be a part of the movement. So what is…