We are excited to share an update on our research project, “Pre-malignant Clonal Evolution in Telomere Biology Disorders,” supported by the Team Telomere Million Dollar Bike Ride Grant. Telomere Biology Disorders (TBD) are genetic diseases that cause...
Team Telomere’s patient registry was recently featured in Nature, the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal! Megan O’Boyle is the parent of a 22-year-old daughter with a rare neurodevelopmental disease. She is currently the Patient Engagement...
Despite their frequency and severe impact on children in the TBD community, mutations in the gene TINF2 remain some of the least understood causes of telomere biology disorders (TBDs). Significantly, one central question related to how these mutations cause disease...
Our amazing 2020 Team Telomere Million Dollar Bike Ride Grant Awardee was Dr. Judy Wong! Her project, “Characterization of Telomere Maintenance in Tumor Models of Dyskeratosis Congenita”, worked to understand how cancer develops in individuals with Telomere Biology...
My laboratory first started work on telomerase, the molecule that elongates telomeres, more than 20 years ago; at the time, we were interested in the fundamental biochemistry behind this intriguing molecule, and how we might target it for cancer therapy. This...
Individuals with telomere biology disorders (TBDs) like dyskeratosis congenita (DC) are confronted with numerous health issues during their lifetime. TBDs do not always look the same – some people may have symptoms very early in life while others develop their first...