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Rare Disease Researcher Group

The Rare Disease Researcher Interest Group seminar series brings together researchers from different fields to learn about and discuss rare disease research, regardless of experience level with rare disease research.

Last Lecture:

Rare Disease Research Interest Group Seminar
Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: Moving from a One-Size-Fits-All to a Precision-Based Treatment Strategy
Friday, May 8, 2026 | 12:15- 1:15 pm

Keynote Speaker: Amanda Nickles Fader, MD, The Stoltz Family Endowed Professor of Gynecologic Oncology; Vice Chair, Gynecologic Surgery & Operations; Director, Center for Rare Gynecologic Cancers Johns Hopkins Hospital

Seminars are the second Friday of each month from 12:15- 1:15 pm.

April 10, 2026
Rare Disease Interest Group- Targeting Endoplasmic Reticulum Proteostasis in Rare Disease Drug Discovery
Recording unavailable

March 13, 2026
Rare Disease Interest Group- Panel Discussion on Rare Disease Research
Developing Elamipretide as a Treatment for Barth Syndrome
Recording unavailable

 

February 13, 2026
Rare Disease Researcher Interest Group- Applying Natural History of Rare Disease to Therapeutics
Recording

December 12, 2025
Rare Disease Interest Group- Emerging Roles for Genetic Counselors and Rare Disease Patient Advocacy Groups in Research
Recording unavailable

November 14, 2025
Rare Disease Interest Group- The Path from Understanding the Natural History of Rare Diseases to Finding Pharmacological Treatments
Recording

October 10, 2025
Rare Disease Interest Group- Panel Discussion on Rare Disease Research
Recording