Category Archives: Blog

Ilan-a-thon 2016: Let the colors shine!

Ilan-a-thon is all about the colors! Well, not really, it’s all about the people, but...

More than a Race, Ilan-a-thon is a Celebration

Following June’s Ilan-a-thon Family 5k, a friend of Ilan and his family shared some thoughts...

Update from the Annual GFPD Scientific Advisory Meeting

The summer is off to a great start for the field of PBD-ZSD research! This...

A Community Rallies Around the Chapman Family

I attended the first annual Tee it Up for the GFPD in honor of two-year-old...

Grandmother Writes Book to Raise Awareness and Funds for the GFPD

Ann Duquette is a children’s book author, educator, dog lover and grandmother to Riley (age...

GFPD Partners to Fund Research at NCATS

The GFPD has partnered with the Wynne Mateffy Research Foundation to fund a research project...

#GFPDisFamily Video Premiers

Attendees at the Tee It Up For The GFPD reception and auction got a first...

GFPD Receives NORD Grant to Conduct Natural History Study

We are excited to announce that the GFPD has been awarded a grant to undertake...

Rare Disease Day Advocacy News

The last day of each February is World Rare Disease Day, a time to raise...

Wangler Lab at Baylor College of Medicine to focus on peroxisomal disease research

A huge congratulations to GFPD scientific adviser, Dr. Michael Wangler, who will be launching his...