At the Michigan Rare Disease Day Symposium, we will hear from representatives from NORD, patients, advocates, clinicians, and researchers talking about the diagnostic odyssey, ongoing research on rare diseases, and ways we can support the rare disease community. Our patient panel will feature patients and families who have been diagnosed with a rare disease or experienced the diagnostic odyssey, while the advocacy panel will be a group of professionals who lead initiatives in rare disease.
Featured speakers include:
• Dr. Michelle Hastings – Pfizer Upjohn Research Professor of Pharmacology at Michigan Medicine, Director of the M-RNA Therapeutics at the University of Michigan.
• Dr. Heidi Rehm – Chief Genomics Officer, Center for Genomic Medicine and Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital
• Dr. Casey Thornton – Assistant Clinical Director at Baylor Genetics, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
• Dr. Bruce Bloom – Chief Collaboration Officer at Healx, CEO of Fortuity Pharma
• Dr. Elizabeth Ames – State of Michigan Rare Disease Advisory Council Member, Geneticist at Michigan Medicine
• Dr. Brian Muchmore – Combined Pediatrics-Medical Genetics Resident, Michigan Medicine