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

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 #raredisease #children #research 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