CureDuchenne FUTURES National Conference
The CureDuchenne FUTURES National Conference is an annual event focused on bringing education, connection, and hope to the entire Duchenne community.

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The CureDuchenne FUTURES National Conference is an annual event focused on bringing education, connection, and hope to the entire Duchenne community.
IRDiRC is co-hosting together with Hope for Rare Foundation and Fudan University, the Global Rare Diseases Research Symposium & The Second China Rare Disease Research and Translational Medicine Annual Conference on May 23-25 in Shanghai (China). The conference will last for 2.5 days with 21 parallel sessions and several satellite meetings. It will bring together […]
Join IMAGINE SPOR tomorrow for Dr. Deborah Marshall's (Steering Committee Member) session on : "IMAGINE Patient Training Experiences Through the PaCER Program" at the 2024 Northwest SPOR Collaborative Forum!
The inaugural NMD4C basic science research summer school for neuromuscular research trainees will be held over May 27th-28th, 2024 in Montreal, QC. This annual summer school will serve to provide lecture-based and hands-on training workshops to neuromuscular trainees in cutting-edge wet lab and bioinformatics techniques, while providing an environment for trainees to present their research and network in-person with colleagues […]
The realm of perinatal child health research is undergoing a rapid transformation. To enhance the well-being of our children and families, it is imperative to foster collaborative research endeavors, facilitate data sharing, provide training, and encourage networking among researchers and institutions. Consequently, nine networks have united their annual meetings to facilitate connections and eliminate obstacles […]
The Summit is an international conference set to highlight cutting-edge science at the crossroads of brain and heart health, showcasing innovation and state-of-the art research. Learn from international experts, leaders within the Brain-Heart Interconnectome and the next generation of researchers working in brain and heart health. The event will take place June 12-14, 2024 at the […]
The objectives of the world congress for rare disorders are: To learn on diagnosis (including pathophysiology and disease classification) To develop a multidisciplinary approach and improve their skills to manage common problems in rare and complex skin disorders To know more on last research findings and tools in the field of skin biology, genetics, therapeutics […]
Part of ASCEND 2024, the IRSF Rett Syndrome Scientific Meeting brings together scientists and researchers studying Rett syndrome and related areas from around the world. During this 2-day meeting, attendees representing academia, industry, and governmental agencies will share their latest research advances and discuss ways to leverage learning in the lab to be rapidly deployed […]
ISSAID is delighted to announce the International Society of Systemic Autoinflammatory Disease (ISSAID) Summer School 2024 that will take place on the 26th-28th June 2024. The attendance to the Summer School will be in-person and the venue will be Green Garden Hotel, in beautiful Warsaw, Poland. The interactive programme is primarily aimed at junior physicians, […]
Each year, the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF)'s Mitochondrial Medicine Conference brings together the best minds in mitochondrial medicine and gives patients and families the opportunity to meet some of the top clinical mitochondrial specialists from around the world. With over 700 attendees representing almost every state in the U.S. and more than 15 different […]
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