Alex was in the prime of her life.

A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and Princeton University, she was brilliant, creative, and endlessly curious. A prolific writer, voracious reader, artist, photographer, runner, and fashionista, Alex brought energy and insight to everything she did. She had already built a successful career as a financial analyst in New York City before recently moving to Washington, D.C. Above all, she was known for her humor and her extraordinary kindness.

For years, Alex quietly searched for answers to symptoms she ultimately recognized herself. Just weeks before her death, she received a formal diagnosis: PANDAS. For the first time, there was clarity—and hope. She was preparing to begin treatment with a leading specialist and was determined, once well, to write about PANDAS so that others would not have to endure what she had faced alone.

She died just days before treatment was set to begin.

Alex’s story is a profound reminder of what is at stake—and what remains to be done.

The Alex Manfull Fund, created in her memory, is committed to the vision that no life ever again be cut short - or interrupted - by any infection-associated neuroimmune disorders, such as PANDAS & PANS.

Dialogue Saves Lives: Researchers' Brunch

Advancing Research and Multidisciplicary Progress on Infection Associated Neuroinmune Psychiatric Conditions