Empowering Progress
Through Research

At TBCK Foundation, we're dedicated to propelling TBCK Syndrome research toward patient focused outcomes. Through collaborations with renowned institutions and driven scientists and advocates, we're committed to making a real difference in the lives of TBCK warriors and their families.

Patient Registry

Join our TBCK Patient Registry and become a cornerstone in the foundation of TBCK research.

Why join? When you participate in data collection you are contributing to research advancements, development of treatments and therapies, and advancing genetic insights. You will be advocating for warriors across our community. More patient data means more opportunities to connect science to the patient voice.

Research Opportunities

Community Registry

Join our community by registering with us. Your unique insights and experiences contribute to a collective understanding that guides research and fosters a network of support.

Natural History Study

Participate in the Natural History Study through the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to help us map the course of TBCK Syndrome.

Connect with CHOP

Support the research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where a group of experts are leading TBCK research.

Research AwarD

June 2022

The TBCK Foundation funded $40,000 to Dr. Xilma Ortiz-Gonzalez at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia through the Million Dollar Bike Ride Match Grant Program.

June 2021

The TBCK Foundation continued another year as a grantee of The Million Dollar Bike Ride awarding $50,000 to Dr. Gerry Downes at University of Massachusetts Amherst for research.

October 2020

The TBCK Foundation donated $50,000 to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for TBCK-related research by Dr. Ortiz-Gonzalez + Dr. Elizabeth Bhoj.

June 2020

The TBCK Foundation participated in The Million Dollar Bike Ride and matched donations to award  $40,000 for research to Dr. Jay Vivian at Children’s Mercy Research Institute.

TBCK Syndrome Research & Advances

  • TBCK Syndrome Characteristics

    • How to describe TBCK Syndrome - Read more

    • Explore the characteristics of TBCK Syndrome - Read more

    TBCK in the FERRY Complex

    • Discover how TBCK is a part of the FERRY complex and contributes to essential cellular functions - Read more

    TBCK and hearts

    • Learn about the role of TBCK in development - Read more

  • What TBCK does

    • Uncover the role of TBCK in movement of resources around cells - Read more

    TBCK Syndrome

    • TBCK Syndrome potentially underdiagnosed - Read more

    • TBCK warriors from China - Read more

    • TBCK and epilepsy - Read more

  • TBCK and cancer

    • Investigate TBCK's role in neurodegeneration and cancer - Read more

    • Understand TBCK variant in patients with cancer - Read more

    Cellular Consequences

    • Understand the repercussions of TBCK deficiency on cell quality control checks - Read more

    • New methods of genetic testing identify more TBCK warriors - Read more

    • Growing the TBCK warrior community with better diagnosis - Read more

    • Explore TBCK and communication in the brain - Read more

  • Finding TBCK

    • TBCK in muscles and nerves - Read more

    • Gain insights into new approaches to sequencing in rare diseases. - Read more

  • Understanding TBCK

    • Understand TBCK-Infantile Hypotonia in Syrian siblings - Read more

    • Renal Cancer Cells & TBCK - Read more

    • Gain further insights into TBCK-Infantile Hypotonia. - Read more

  • What is TBCK

    • Learn about the Boricua founder mutation - Read more

    • TBCK may be a lysosomal storage disease. - Read more

  • Defining TBCK Syndrome

    • Read about TBCK Syndrome, developmental, neurological, and facial features. - Read more

    • Delve into TBCK variants causing intellectual disability and hypotonia - Read more

    • Gain knowledge of TBCK warriors in Israel - Read more

    • Siblings described in 2008 are diagnosed with TBCK Syndrome - Read more

    • TBCK protein structure - Read more

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