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Rare Disease Day 2024: Climbing Ladders to Cures in Rare Disease Research
 

Rare genetic diseases are collectively common: they affect 1 in 10 people in North America. While more than 8,000 genes are known to drive these diseases, fewer than 500 have an available treatment. The mismatch in these numbers underscores the urgent need to disrupt the status quo and develop new approaches to deliver precision cures at scale.

This year, ӳ����ý of MIT and Harvard in collaboration with The Termeer Foundation are hosting the 9th annual Rare Disease Day event, “Climbing Ladders to Cures in Rare Disease Research”, featuring opening remarks from Jillian Shaw and Belinda Termeer, and speakers Winston Yan, Michelle Rengarajan, Natalie Galant, Jim Geraghty, Kaitlin Samocha, Lukas Lange, Michael Segal, and Sunitha Malepati.

The event was recorded and broadcast live February 28, 2024 in the auditorium of the Merkin Building at the ӳ����ý of MIT and Harvard.
 
ӳ����ý is committed to uncovering the genetic roots of rare diseases and to using those insights to develop new treatments. With projects spanning multiple disease areas, ӳ����ý scientists are using genetics, functional genomics, computational biology, and chemical biology to better understand and ultimately seek effective treatments for rare diseases.
Building on the bold legacy of Henri Termeer, who pioneered groundbreaking treatments for rare diseases, The Termeer Foundation is a nonprofit organization working to connect the world of healthcare innovators until every patient has a cure.

For more information visit: Rare Disease Day