Katlin Hencak

What makes Katlin Xtraordinary to you?

My daughter is an amazing sibling to her younger brother who has Fragile X. At age 12, she was determined to work in the field of medicine to help children and adults like her brother. Katie shadowed Dr. Hagerman while she was in college to get a feel of how she could help. She worked in the stem cell lab at the University of Central Florida, specifically with FXTAS cell lines. Katie was officially accepted into medical school in 2020, and started her first year in July 2020, right in the middle of a pandemic. She just completed her first year and is ready to take on the next. At this current time, she is still interested in pediatrics and working with children with disabilities. Her dedication to her brother and the Fragile X community deserves to be recognized. She has worked with disability groups throughout her time at UCF and continues to find ways to connect with her local disability groups.