KIF1A.ORG hosted the 2025 KAND Family & Scientific Engagement Conference in Boston, Massachusetts July 25-26, 2025. Thank you to the KIF1A.ORG community of patients, families, scientists, clinicians, biotech leaders, and supporters who gathered together to hear the latest updates in research, therapeutic development, and from our patients and families!

Together we share the same mission: to improve the lives of those affected by KIF1A Associated Neurological Disorder (KAND) and accelerate research to find a treatment and cure!

Conference Highlight Video

Group Photo on Day 1

Below you will find the session recordings and presentation slides in the order they were presented. You can also find these presentations on our YouTube Playlist. Whatever role you play in our community, we are grateful for you. Thank you!

Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, Chief of the Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital
Megan Hedstrom
Sloane’s Mom
Jennifer Bain, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Luke Rosen
Susannah’s Dad
Co-Founder, KIF1A.ORG
Katelynn Coughlin
Norah’s Mom
Lottie Morison, PhD Candidate, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Mary Whitman, MD, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital
Amanda Burritt
Emma’s Mom
Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari, MD, PhD, Boston Children’s Hospital
Valerie Morris
Mother of Emmery
Laurence Mignon, PhD, n-Lorem Foundation
Jayne Aiken, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Simran Kaur, PhD, Senior Research Officer, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Australia
Ashira Vantrees, Director of Legal Strategy and Advocacy at Aimed Alliance

Thank you to Novartis for sponsoring our KAND Conference.

And a special thank you to our research network partners for supporting our community and mission at KIF1A.ORG!