Congratulations to Maria Kefalas, Dean Suhr and Teryn Suhr. All to receive the WORLDSymposium 2025 Patient Advocate Leader (PAL) Award. Maria Kefalas, MA, PhD, is the co-founder of the Calliope Joy Foundation with her late husband Pat Carr. The Foundation provided funding to help launch the Leukodystrophy Center of Excellence at the world-renowned Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dean Suhr, BS, is the MLD Foundation President & co-Founder and Teryn Suhr, RN, is the MLD Foundation Executive Director and co-Founder. Their advocacy work over the past 20+ years has included involvement in over a dozen MLD research projects, including substrate reduction, gene, and enzyme replacement therapies. #WORLDSymposia will honor Maria, Dean and Teryn with this Award on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 08:00 PT prior to the start of the Translational Research presentations at WORLDSymposium 2025. Read full announcement: https://lnkd.in/giQPwgYg
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WORLDSymposium™ is an annual research conference dedicated to lysosomal diseases. W.O.R.L.D. is an acronym that stands for We’re Organizing Research on Lysosomal Diseases. Since its inception as a small group of passionate researchers in 2002, WORLDSymposium has grown to an international research conference that attracts over 1600 participants from more than 50 countries around the globe.
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WORLDSymposium 2025 abstract submission closes tomorrow - Only 1 day left to submit an abstract and the last chance to have abstract included in the February MGM Journal. Visit https://lnkd.in/dHAdiqU4 to submit your abstracts today! #WORLDSymposia #CareAboutRare #LysosomalDisease
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WORLDSymposium is pleased to announce Peter Marks, MD, PhD, will present the 2025 Keynote Address. Dr. Marks is the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the Food and Drug Administration. Plan to attend Dr. Marks’ Keynote Address "Advancing the Frontier of Gene Therapy" on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 07:30 PST at the 21st Annual WORLDSymposium in San Diego, California #WORLDSymposia https://lnkd.in/gsHgMD4P
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Introducing SPOTLIGHT, a monthly feature highlighting the most significant research in lysosomal diseases. The first edition explores recent advancements in mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). Explore recent breakthroughs & join the scientific discourse. https://lnkd.in/gN8dc8R6 #WORLDSymposia #LysosomalDisease #MPS
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CLOSING IN SEVEN DAYS: Nominations for the 2025 Roscoe O. Brady, PAL & Catalyst Awards: https://lnkd.in/gC4ewFC9 DEADLINE: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 23:59 CDT. #WORLDSymposia #CareAboutRare #RareDisease
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The preliminary agenda for the Lysosomal Disease Summit is now available. #RareDisease #LysosomalDiseases #Australia
Agenda – Lysosomal Disease Summit
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