Rare Disease Day 2019

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Clinical Gene Therapy: The Future is Now

Thank you for all who joined us!

This year's program held on March 1, 2019, furthered our understanding of gene therapy by hearing from a clinician and a panel of patients and parents. The clinician provided an overview of current therapies and therapies that are in the pipeline, whereas the panel featured gene therapy patients and parents of children who are potential recipients.  All were welcomed to this free event.

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Rare Disease Day 2019

Patient panelists Pam Mertz, Mohamed Duklef, Ashanthi De Silva, Dr. Wilson, and Jack Keimel.
Round table discussions at the Patient Advocacy Group Breakfast.
Round table discussions at the Patient Advocacy Group Breakfast.
Round table discussions at the Patient Advocacy Group Breakfast.
Round table discussions at the Patient Advocacy Group Breakfast.
2019 Rare Disease Day Research Award Winners and College of Pharmacy Dean Lynda Welag
College of Pharmacy Dean Lynda Welage announces the 2019 Rare Disease Day Research Award
Dr. Wilson gives his keynote address.
Attendee listens to the keynote address by Dr. Wilson.
Erica Barnes introduces the patient panel.
Patient panelists listen as panelist Mohamed Duklef speaks.
Patient panel moderator, Patti Engel.
Patient panelist, Ashanthi De Silva.
Round table discussions at the Patient Advocacy Group Breakfast.
Poster presenters hanging up their research poster.
Attendees interacting with poster presenters.
Attendees interacting with a representative from the Rare Action
Attendees interacting with representatives from Engage Health, Inc. and the Pompe Warriors
Poster presenters hanging up their research poster.
Attendees interacting with representatives from the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota.
Attendees interacting with poster presenters.
Attendees interacting with poster presenters.
Attendee interacting with a representative from the National Ataxia Foundation.
Attendees interacting with a representative from the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center
Attendees interacting with representatives from the Organic Acidemia Association and the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Attendee interacting with a representative from the Rein in Sarcoma Foundation.
Attendees interaction with a representative from the National Ataxia Foundation.
Representatives from the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation.
Poster presenter, Todd Vanyo.
Representative from the National Ataxia Foundation.
Representatives from the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association.
Attendees interacting with event sponsors.
Medical School Dean Jakub Tolar making opening remarks and introducing Dr. Wilson.
Dr. Wilson giving his keynote address.
Attendees listing to Dr. Wilson's keynote.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar

Senator Tina Smith

Co-Sponsors of Rare Disease Day

Center for Orphan Drug Research
University of Minnesota Medical School Stem Cell Institute