Please join us in welcoming our new Marketing Manager & Digital Communications Manager, Amanda (Mandy) Nehme-Clicerio. Mandy brings a blend of professional marketing expertise and lived Dravet caregiver experience to her role as Marketing & Digital Communications Manager at DSF. Based in New Jersey, she has spent nearly a decade in B2B marketing roles, building […]
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We’re excited to share that registration is now open for the 2026 Dravet Syndrome Foundation (DSF) Family & Professional Conference, taking place June 25–27 in Orlando, Florida! This much-anticipated biennial event brings together families, caregivers, clinicians, researchers, and industry partners for several inspiring days of learning, connection, and community. Whether you are a parent navigating
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Looking ahead to the coming year, we are committed to building on the momentum our community has created. With your support, we will broaden our efforts, deepen our impact, and continue moving our mission forward. Thank you for being part of our story – we need your help to continue this work. With potentially disease-modifying
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All of us at DSF are pleased to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Joseph Sullivan, MD, as he enters an exciting new phase of his distinguished career. After many years of dedicated clinical service at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Dr. Sullivan has accepted the position of Vice President of Clinical Development at
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As the year comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what you helped make possible, and to thank you for your continued commitment to the Dravet patient community and DSF. Thanks to our extraordinary community of supporters, this year was one of progress, impact, and meaningful change. Through our
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Amanda Nehme-Clicerio brings a blend of professional marketing expertise and lived Dravet caregiver experience to her role as Marketing & Digital Communications Manager at the Dravet Syndrome Foundation (DSF). Based in New Jersey, she has spent nearly a decade in B2B marketing roles, building digital ecosystems, shaping brand stories, and translating complex information into clear,
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Norman “Patrick” Robinson III passed away Monday December 1st at 7:45pm at Studer Children’s Hospital in Pensacola, FL. He was surrounded by his family with all the love and support they could offer. Born on March 11, 2009 in Panama City Fl. He spent the first half of his life in Panama City until we
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For families living with Dravet syndrome, 2025 has been a year filled with moments of hope, progress, and connection. Our community has come together to celebrate not only scientific breakthroughs but also the bonds that make this difficult medical journey a little less daunting. Breakthroughs on the Horizon Imagine a child living with daily seizures,
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What a dream come true! Sofie’s Journey awarded our family a scholarship to attend Epilepsy Awareness Day at Disneyland (EADDL) this year. We have talked about going for years now, but the thought of taking Zachary, our child with Dravet syndrome, to Disneyland gave me immediate anxiety. But after the last 2 years of him
Gemma Carvill is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at Northwestern University. Her lab uses genomic technologies to define the molecular basis of epilepsy, including coding and non-coding variants. She integrates computational modeling with high-throughput assays of variant effect to understand which genetic variants cause epilepsy. Her work also leverages transcriptomics and epigenomics
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