by Kathy Brewer | Jan 16, 2023 | ECDGA News, General News, Research
Uplifting Athletes, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the rare disease community, has announced that Dr. Jithma Abeykoon will receive a $20,000 research grant as a member of Uplifting Athletes’ 2023 Young Investigator Draft Class. Dr. Abeykoon was...
by Kathy Brewer | Oct 14, 2022 | General News, Living with ECD
The ECD Global Alliance has partnered with lead physician Dr. Xinxin Cao of Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS&PUMC) to host the webinar Understanding My Rare Disease with Dr. Cao. On...
by admin | Sep 21, 2022 | ECDGA News, General News, Living with ECD
Join us virtually on October 7, 2022! Register for Online Attendance Times are shown in Eastern U.S. Time. 10:00 am – Dr. Robert Franklin Welcome to the University of Cincinnati! Information will be shared about the UC clinic, staff, specialists...
by admin | Jan 4, 2022 | ECDGA News, General News, Research
A rare disease advocacy group awarded an Erdheim-Chester Disease Research Grant to conduct a survivor study. Uplifting Athletes is a nonprofit organization focused on using the platform of college football to shine a spotlight on rare diseases. Founded in 2007,...
by admin | Jan 4, 2022 | ECDGA News, General News, Research
The Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance awards Young Investigator Research Grant to Italy doctor to explore the genetic landscape of ECD. The ECD Global Alliance (ECDGA) has awarded the 2021 ECD Research Grant to Dr. Francesco Pegoraro, with Meyer University...