BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Clinical & Translational Sciences//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://icts.wustl.edu/events/ X-WR-CALDESC:Clinical & Translational Sciences - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240930T1552Z-1727711525.7062-EO-47333-1@10.24.106.144 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260308T123128Z CREATED:20240930T155055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T155055Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250220T170000 SUMMARY: Rare Diseases Day DESCRIPTION: In the United States\, a disease is considered “rare” if it af fects fewer than 200\,000 individuals. More than 7\,000 rare diseases exist \, and around 30 million Americans live with rare diseases. The majority of these diseases are genetic. Washington University Physicians and Researche rs are committed to uncovering the genetic roots of rare diseases and to [… ] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Rare Diseases Day logoIn the United States\, a disease is considered “rare” if it affe cts fewer than 200\,000 individuals. More than 7\,000 rare diseases exist\, and around 30 million Americans live with rare diseases. The majority of t hese diseases are genetic.

Washington University Physicians and Resea rchers are committed to uncovering the genetic roots of rare diseases and t o using those insights to develop new treatments. With projects spanning mu ltiple disease areas\, our physicians and scientists are using cutting-edge skills in modern medicine\, genetics and genomics\, and pharmacology to be tter understand and ultimately seek effective treatments for rare diseases.

Learn more and register here.

LOCATION:Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC) | Zoom GEO:38.636879;-90.262400 ORGANIZER;CN="McKinzie":MAILTO:tolliver.m@wustl.edu URL;VALUE=URI:https://icts.wustl.edu/events/event/rare-diseases-day-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20241103T070000 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR