The Gene Team and Rare Disease in Children: Where Research Meets Hope

Описание: In this short documentary, four-year-old Yiannis Papazoglou and his parents meet with The Gene Team at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His rare disease, caused by a mutation in the IRF2BPL gene, is progressive.

The Gene Team brings families together with passionate scientists and students to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and the real-world impact of rare diseases that affect the brain. Meeting Yiannis inspires two of the scientists to dedicate their time to study the disease, with the hope of developing a treatment. Understanding the stakes, they work to secure research funding, motivated by the conviction that every child deserves the opportunity for a full life.

Einstein’s Gene Team is a program of the Rose F. Kennedy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC).

To learn more: einsteinmed.edu/centers/iddrc/research-programs/idd-gene-team

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Production Credits:
Directed by Sunita Reed and Peter Logue
Produced by Sunita Reed and Peter Logue
Edited by Jorge Garcia-Spitz
Cinematography by Peter Garafolo and Jonah Markowitz
Assistant Camera: Jack McGovern
Location Sound Recordist: Adam Mills
PA: Gideon Baeza
Color correction by Ari Rothschild - Possible Impossible, NYC
Sound Design and Mix by Ronen Nagel and Matan Margolin - Soundaround Studios, Tel Aviv

Special thanks:
Angela and Chris Papazoglou
Elaine Iandoli