NEWS & BLOG
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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…
How do matching gift programs work?
What is a matching gift? A matching gift is a charitable donation your company gives on your behalf. It is based on donations you’ve provided an organization. How do companies…
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month
What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy is the general term for a variety of neurological conditions characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. A seizure is a brief disturbance in the electrical activity of…
KCNQ2 Cure Down Under “New Horizons” Fundraiser Breaks Record
The fourth KCNQ2 Cure New Horizons in Science Dinner smashed fundraising records for KCNQ2 Cure Down Under. The dinner in Melbourne, Australia raised $160,000 for medical research to find a…
GLOCAL – Brews for KCNQ2
On Saturday, October 19th we got a chance to celebrate our community, raise some money and awareness for KCNQ2 Cure. We hosted an event at the Silver Branch Brewing Company…
Working Together for Early Diagnosis of Rare Epilepsies
In the middle of August, I had the opportunity to spend an afternoon in Chicago meeting with a group of people from the world of rare diseases. Biomarin invited a…
KCNQ2 Cure represented at the 8th China Rare Diseases Summit
Our very own Tony Gleason recently had an opportunity to represent KCNQ2 Cure Alliance at the 8th China Rare Diseases Summit held in Shenzhen China. The summit had 18 sub-forums,…
KCNQ2 Cure Alliance Joins Epilepsy Foundation Research Roundtable
On March 21-22, I had the opportunity to represent the KCNQ2 Cure Alliance at the 2019 Research Roundtable for Epilepsy organized by the Epilepsy Foundation. Now in its fourth year,…
Rare Disease Legislative Advocates
Last week I spent two days around the halls of Congress, lobbying as part of the Rare Disease Week activities on Capitol Hill, organized by the Rare Disease Legislative Advocates…
KCNQ2 Cure Alliance Announces Collaboration with KCNQ2.e.v.
KCNQ2 Cure Alliance Announces Collaboration with KCNQ2.e.v., of Trier, Germany KCNQ2 Cure Alliance today announced it is collaborating with KCNQ2 e.v., of Trier, Germany. Simone and Sebastian Bethge, whose son,…