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Tell us a little bit about yourself! Where are you from?
My name is Viridiana Murillo, and I am from Pomona, California. I am a first-generation Mexican-American scientist and the first in my family to explore the field of genomics and data science. With six years of combined academic research and clinical lab experience, I have a… Read More
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BioNews Service reporter Larry Luxner attended the 2019 NORD Rare Diseases and Orphan Products Breakthrough Summit in Washington, DC in October, and has since written two articles based on Summit content.
Sickle Cell Disease News published the following article, centered on HHS Secretary Alex Azar’s Summit speech and comments regarding progress on the sickle cell disease front, on December… Read More
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NORD has released a statement on today’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing on the Administration’s recent revocation of medical deferred action policy and its potentially devastating impact on the rare disease community. The statement in its entirety can be read here.
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Singing has always been a big part of Mackenzie’s life. She auditioned for her school’s choir in seventh grade and continued singing throughout high school. But for a time, as Mackenzie weathered a rare cancer diagnosis, her voice faded, and it looked like she would never sing again.
It started during her junior year with a… Read More
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Neena Nizar, founder and president of the nonprofit Jansen’s Foundation, a NORD Member, was interviewed at the Living Rare, Living Stronger NORD Patient and Family Forum by BioNews Service in June. Read her inspiring personal story here.
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