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On Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and the NIH Clinical Center will sponsor Rare Disease Day at NIH 2024. Rare Disease Day at NIH aims to raise awareness about rare diseases, the people they affect, and NIH collaborations that address scientific challenges and advance research for new treatments. The goals of Rare Disease Day at NIH are to:
• Demonstrate the NIH commitment to helping people with rare diseases through research.
• Highlight NIH-supported rare diseases research and the development of diagnostics and treatments.
• Initiate a mutually beneficial dialogue among the rare diseases community.
• Exchange the latest rare diseases information with stakeholders to advance research and therapeutic development efforts.
• Shine a spotlight on stories told by people living with a rare disease, their families, and their communities.
Rare Disease Day at NIH seeks to bring together a broad audience, including patients, patient advocates, caregivers, health care providers, researchers, trainees, students, industry representatives, and government staff. Learn more about this free event: https://ncats.nih.gov/news-events/events/rdd
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