21 Nov

One Kool Warrior’s Voice

Bec Tilley has a unique voice in the Koolen-de Vries Syndrome community as both a Kool Warrior herself and a mother to two very Kool children! Bec enjoys spending her […]

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15 Sep

Join the Contact Registry

The Koolen-de Vries Syndrome Foundation is passionate about preparing our community to be “research ready”. One critical step is having a contact registry of diagnosed families. Did you know that […]

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29 Jun

Help KdVS Foundation become Research Ready

Do you love a discount? Do you love KdVS gear? What about helping further important research? If yes, read on for a really cool way YOU can make a difference. […]

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28 Jun

Research: Learn about RARE-X

Now available on YouTube, catch up on the RARE-X Introduction webinar, held June 23, 2022. In this webinar, members of the Koolen-de Vries Syndrome Foundation and Megan O’Boyle of RARE-X […]

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15 Jun

KdVS Swimming Challenge – Spain

The KdVS Foundation is so grateful for individuals like María Luisa & Gonzalo. After last year’s success they’re launching the second edition of the Swimming Challenge! They expect to host […]

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10 Jun

KdVS Foundation joins NORD

The Koolen-de Vries Syndrome Foundation is now a member of the National Organization for Rare Disorders or NORD! NORD is a patient advocacy organization dedicated to individuals with rare diseases […]

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1 Jun

Roadmap Project

The Koolen-de Vries Syndrome Foundation is excited to announce that we are one of the 147 organizations which have partnered with the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network and the Chan Zuckerberg […]

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24 Apr

It Takes a Village – A Rare Collaboration

In an effort to leverage resources and take advantage of synergies, the patient advocacy groups IDefine,  Koolen-de Vries Syndrome Foundation, and SETBP1 Society are teaming up to offer a webinar series […]

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16 Mar

Anouk Verboven Defends Thesis

On Wednesday, March 21, 2022, Anouk Verboven will be defending her thesis titled “Transcriptomic and Functional Phenotyping of Human Neurons: Towards a Therapy for Koolen-de Vries Syndrome.” She’s dedicated her […]

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10 Mar

A Mama’s Heart – Showing the World Differences are Worth Celebrating

Hi, my name is Becky. I’m from the UK.  I am a proud wife to my husband Carl and mother to my three beautiful children, Isabella, age 3, Josh, nearly […]

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