About Us

The Cincinnati Fragile X Center was started in 2012 by Dr. Craig Erickson. Over the last 12 years the program has grown exponentially adding additional physicians, psychologists, neuroscientists, research coordinators and research assistants and many others enabling the Cincinnati Fragile X Center to become one of the largest Fragile X programs in the world. At the Cincinnati Fragile X Center, we believe in a dual purpose to serve our family and individual stakeholders providing clinical care and research opportunities for individuals impacted by fragile X syndrome regardless of age. The Cincinnati Center has a commitment to providing cutting edge, collaborative clinical care for individuals with Fragile X Syndrome of all ages.

Since its inception, the Cincinnati Fragile X Center has offered its families the opportunity to participate in a large number of research projects funded by the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), FRAXA Research Foundation, the National Fragile X Foundation, the Fragile X Alliance of Ohio, and others around the United States and the world. The Cincinnati Fragile X Center also includes a state-of-the-art basic science lab component conducting novel protein, genetic, gene therapy, EEG, pluripotent stem cell, drug treatment and other investigations specifically focused on Fragile X Syndrome. We have a true bench-to-bedside model of research in Fragile X linking our basic science lab work at all times to those individuals with Fragile X Syndrome that we serve every day.

We want to break down any possible barriers to engaging with a diverse group of Fragile X stakeholders around the United States and the world. Through research grants and generous donor mechanisms, we often can support some travel costs to our Center. Our Fragile X Center is committed to engaging individuals with Fragile X and their families in any way possible where it be in person in Cincinnati, on the phone or video calls providing support and guidance, formal telemedicine care across the USA, or by connecting stakeholders with one of our many educational opportunities for families.