Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Alliance Inc

The Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Alliance (SDS Alliance) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to building a world where Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome (SDS) is curable – through driving research and engaging in advocacy and education, globally.

The SDS Alliance brings together patient families, researchers, clinicians, and other diverse stakeholders to better understand, diagnose, and treat this devastating genetic cancer predisposition disorder. The SDS Alliance was launched in 2020 by the parents of a child with SDS, who are biomedical researchers and entrepreneurs.

The SDS Alliance’s leadership and scientific & medical advisors are experienced clinicians and researchers focused on combining the patient-family perspective with solutions based on the best available scientific evidence and translational research methods.

Families from around the world are fundamental to accelerating the SDS Alliance’s mission to improve outcomes for all SDS patients, especially populations from diverse backgrounds who don’t have possible stem-cell donor matches.