Rare Disease Symposium

(0 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

The Class is a Symposium on Rare Diseases in the format of a public forum. The one day event will feature: - A forum on providing emerging experimental therapies led by local rare disease patients and their physicians - A session on the global perspectives of rare disease patient families - Updates from ND faculty and visiting researchers/clinicians on the latest research in lysosomal storage disorders, rare cancers and more broadly in rare inherited syndromes - ND Student research in establishing natural histories for rare diseases and developing a database for patient medical records - A poster session featuring Notre Dame student and faculty research in rare diseases - Other activities including a rare disease quiz to build awareness for rare diseases.