The APBD Research Foundation is delighted to announce that Art Glassman and Beth Katz have joined the Board of Directors. Art Glassman is a retired estate planning and tax attorney in Minnesota. His late wife, Penny, was diagnosed with [...]
The APBD Research Foundation is pleased to share that Matthew Gentry, PhD (University of Florida) and Berge Minassian, MD and Mayank Verma MD, PhD (UT Southwestern Medical Center) are the recipients of rare disease research grants from the University [...]
We're excited about joining the National Organization for Rare Disorders and the broader rare disease community around the world once again in celebrating Rare Disease Day. Leading up to February 28, we asked our community to wear zebra-striped [...]
Dear APBD community, On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are delighted to announce Natacha Pires as the APBD Research Foundation’s first executive director. Natacha brings over 15 years of nonprofit/business management, communications, and development experience along with [...]
By Ann Cooper February 17th, 2023 After my first grandchild was born, my daughter, Sarah, and I were sitting in her living room one afternoon when she asked me, “Mom, when do you stop worrying about [...]
The APBD Research Foundation and the Association for Glycogen Storage Disease (AGSD) are excited to announce the publication of “Diagnosis and Management of Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV, Including Adult Polyglucosan Body Disease: A Clinical Practice Resource” in the [...]
We are excited to share that Bruce Rosky’s narrative on caregiving for his wife and hero, Jennifer, who was diagnosed with APBD in 2016, was published on KevinMD.com. Click here to read the narrative... [...]
The Million Dollar Bike Ride for rare disease research is a significant funder of APBD research. In January 2021, Felix Nitschke, PhD, assistant professor in the departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, received a MBDR [...]
Wyatt Yue, PhD, Professor of Structural Biology at Newcastle University, is the grant recipient of the 2021 Million Dollar Bike Ride for rare disease research. His research proposal outlines the discovery of glycogen synthase inhibitors as a novel therapeutic [...]
Together with his son, Alan runs an avant-garde, highly atmospheric, candle-making bar named Wax + Wine, where customers sip wine while pouring aromatic candles. Alan gets up early and drives himself to work 5 days a week, but he describes [...]
Camille with “Bunny” at Meadowbrook Stables in Chevy Chase, Maryland We are pleased to introduce you to Camille Keene, the newest addition to our team. We partnered with Second Day to find Camille who is studying [...]
Together with his son, Alan runs an avant-garde, highly atmospheric, candle-making bar named Wax + Wine, where customers sip wine while pouring aromatic candles. Alan gets up early and drives himself to work 5 days a week, but he describes [...]
“It’s been working on me for 20 years,” says Jeff, an APBD patient who was fully employed and physically active despite increasingly troublesome symptoms. He was a runner, too. But then he began noticing that he was getting up from [...]
The APBD Research Foundation in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania has launched a call for APBD research proposals. This Request For Applications (RFA) is made on behalf of the University of Pennsylvania’s Orphan Disease Center (ODC). Funds for the APBD [...]
THANK YOU! We had 104 enthusiastic and imaginative virtual riders on the APBD Tour de Friends team this year! This was our largest group yet who joined us for the sixth consecutive year at the 2022 Million Dollar Bike [...]
The APBD Research Foundation today announced that Jennifer Orthmann-Murphy, MD, PhD has joined the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Orthmann-Murphy is Assistant Professor of Neurology and Co-Director of Age Span Fellowship in MS/Neuroinflammatory Disorders at the University of Pennsylvania. “We [...]
By Jeff Levenson Who in our foundation can forget Robert Zuckerman's big hug at the opening of his KINDSIGHT exhibit in the 92nd Street Y? Robert was optimistic. He was a force of nature. He was also always ready with [...]
New York, NY – The APBD Research Foundation shares with deep regret the passing of board member Robert (Bob) Zuckerman on June 23, 2022.Please read co-president Jeff Levenson's thoughts on Mr. Zuckerman's passing...Mr. Zuckerman served on the Foundation's Board of [...]
On May 11-12, over 140 attendees joined the APBD Research Foundation for its 2022 APBD Scientific & Community Conference. The virtual event brought together stakeholders in the APBD community – researchers, health care providers, industry partners, and individuals and [...]
New York, NY – The APBD Research Foundation is excited about hosting the virtual APBD Scientific and Community Conference on May 11-12, 2022. "We're excited about bringing together researchers, health care providers, industry partners, and individuals and family [...]