The Chromosome 18 Registry and Research Society

August Happenings!

Join us for the Annual Golf Tournament and Starfish Soiree!

Chromosome 18's 20th Annual Golf Tournament will take place at Silverhorn Golf Club in San Antonio, TX on September 27th with a 1:30 PM Shotgun start. The Starfish Soiree will take place on Thursday, September 26th at Oak Hills Country Club. Learn more here!

GOLF REGISTRATION

Thank you Tremonte Family!

Starfish Camp Now Happening March 7-9!

Starfish Camp has been rescheduled for March 7-9, 2025! More details are coming soon! Read our FAQ page here.

STARFISH CAMP

Power of 18 Challenge Wrap Up

Thank you all who joined in making the Power of 18 Challenge so successful! Thank you for completing your challenges, sharing photos and bringing awareness to Chromosome 18! We raised over $26,000 for Chromosome 18. Watch the full wrap up here!

POWER OF 18 PHOTOS

EVENTS

Board Elections Coming Up!

Board Elections are coming up! Interested in joining? Learn more about the C18 board here or email office@chromosome18.org to inquire about positions.

Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center

Anosmia: What You Can't Smell CAN Hurt You!

We found that screening for the ability to smell is relatively simple, so we decided to evaluate a small number of study participants who were attending the C18 Conference...

We evaluated 11 individuals with 18p- and 9 individuals with 18q-.

Stay Tuned for results and learn more about the test conducted by reading below!

READ HERE

Cowden Clinical Research Center Visit

The C18 CRC was pleased to welcome two representatives from Broadway Bank, Jacob Cavazos and Tammy Wheeldon, to the C18 CRC on Tuesday 20th August. They represent many Foundations and wanted to learn more about our request for $15,000 from The Faye L. and William L. Cowden Charitable Foundation to support the development of a web-based app for gene mapping developed by Dr. Jon Gelfond, Associate Director of the CRC. Pictured above from left to right: Tammy Wheeldon, Dr. Cody, Jacob Cavazos, Dr. Gelfond.

Help the Clinical Research Center by leaving a review on Google today! Review here.

Review the Clinical Research Center

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World Chromosome 18 Day - Save the Date!

The 3rd Annual World Chromosome 18 Day is back! Couldn't make it to Conference this year? Or did you join us for Conference and want more?" World C18 Day is just around the corner! Join us for this virtual, one day "mini-Conference" with educational sessions with medical experts, syndrome breakout groups, and of course, a holiday dance party! See you December 1st for this global event!

Upcoming Regional Events & Fundraisers

EVENTS

Welcome to the Chromosome 18 Family!

Taylor McGowan, Trisomy 18, Rocky Mts.

Donna Smith, Trisomy 18, Northeast

Tara Emerson, Trisomy 18, Texas Area

Claudia Inches, Ring 18, Italy

Grace Gregerson, Ring 18, Great Lakes

John Kaminski, 18p-, Netherlands

Kimberly Wills, Tetrasomy 18p, Mid-Atlantic

Liz Griffin, 18p-, United Kingdom

Alexandra Anthony, Trisomy 18, Texas Area

Chrysoula Karakousi, Trisomy 18, Greece

Lisa Frizzell, 18q-, South Central

Jessica Byrne, Trisomy 18, Australia

Juliane Klingsieck, 18q-, Germany

Georgia Mooney-Collett, Trisomy 18, Australia

Thank you and Happy Birthday to Annice Hill, Shannon Baldwin, Donna Lindmark, Tara Smith, and everyone who celebrated their birthdays with Chromosome 18 through Facebook Fundraisers!