When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms4 Jun 2025

Dr Keri-Lyn Kozul | Research in Rare Disease

Any parent of a child with a rare disease hopes for a cure, a treatment, anything to improve their child's quality of life. We often hear about new developments in medicine for more common illnesses, but are our young zebras forgotten? Is someone doing something to help? Today, Susan gets to speak with Dr Keri-Lyn Kozul, one of the researchers studying the Benji and Lorelei's specific disease. Parents, we hope this episode gives you hope, that there are people working on this, good people who truly care.

Dr Keri-Lyn Kozul works in the Niemi Lab at Wash U in St Louis, Missouri. During her PhD, Dr Kozul was one of the first scientists to define the mechanisms of FBXL 4 disease in 2023. We are sure that you can tell from this episode, Dr Kozul's focus and passion is to help children like Lorelei and Benji, and help find answers for families with FBXL 4 disease.

"Three years ago, we wouldn't even be able to think about these things." -Dr Kozul

Here's what you don't want to miss:

Life in the lab
Baking
Support for families
Treatment
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Contact Dr Kozul at kozul@wustl.edu if you have questions about this research.

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