For the second year, the NR2F1 Foundation has an incredible team of athletes riding in this years Million Dollar Bike Ride on Saturday June 8. We are very excited that BBSOAS Sidelle and Leo will also be joining the team! Sidelle will ride with her mom, Carlie, Leo will ride with his mom, Megan and Maggie will ride with her mom Jen!

We are raising funds to support our mission to empower families living with rare NR2F1 gene variants through education, advocacy, and research.

This year we need to raise a minimum of $205,000 to fund our research roadmap projects and operating costs. Whats in our research roadmap?

3 Post Doctoral researchers to work alongside our lead scientists to exclusively research NR2F1 and BBSOAS for 3 years, in US, France and Germany
A NR2F1 ‘New Investigator’ grant. Attract junior researchers to research the NR2F1 gene
Develop a new BBSOAS mouse model
Discovery of BBSOAS Biomarkers

Who are the dream team riding?

Jen and Eric - Mom and Dad to BBSOAS Maggie
Peter McCourt - Uncle to BBSOAS Maggie
Kim Barrow - Family Friend to BBSOAS Maggie
Carlie and Jeff - Mom and Dad to BBSOAS Sidelle
Fred and Lickel - Grandfather and Uncle to BBSOAS Sidelle
Ross and Megan - Dad and Mom to BBSOAS Leo

Maggie's Story

Sidelle's Story

Leo's Story

What is BBSOAS?

BBSOAS, also known as Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf Optic Atrophy Syndrome, is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a disruption in the NR2F1 gene. BBSOAS is characterized by a wide array of clinical features, but the most common are visual impairment, epilepsy/seizures, developmental delay, and intellectual disability. There are currently a few hundred known cases of BBSOAS worldwide with diagnoses rapidly increasing every month.

How can you help? Please support our riders!

Million Dollar Bike Ride 2024 - June 8

By NR2F1 FOUNDATION

Million Dollar Bike Ride 2024 - June 8

Team Members