28 Feb 8.30am - 4.30pm
Natcher Conference Center in Building 45 on the NIH main campus in Bethesda, Maryland
Admission FREE
Everyone welcome
Register here : NIH link
Videocast : or you can watch online
MEBO readers are welcome to attend the annual Rare Disease Day at the NIH building.
NIH Director Francis Collins will be there.
Rare Disease Day at NIH will take place on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the main auditorium of the Natcher Conference Center in Building 45 on the NIH main campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Registration (link is external) is now open!
This year’s event will feature interactive panel discussions and more:
Shortening the diagnostic odyssey.
Individualized therapies and personalized medicine.
Expanding and improving access to rare diseases knowledge.
Inspiring stories through TED-style talks.
NIH Town Hall question-and-answer session.
NIH clinical trial resources.
Posters and exhibits (link is external) by rare disease groups and researchers.
Artwork and tours of the NIH Clinical Center (link is external) and National Library of Medicine (link is external).
Admission is free, and the event is open to the public, including patients, patient advocates, health care providers, researchers, industry representatives and government employees.
Please note that participants may be photographed or filmed as part of the event for use by the NIH and its designees for all purposes of education, instruction or public information including publication or broadcast, print, television, radio, the internet or promotional material. If you do not wish to be photographed, please indicate so on your registration form.
NIH link
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