News from NORD

January 13 Is Deadline for NORD Rare Impact Award Nominations


 

Each year the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) hosts its Rare Impact Awards celebration in May. At this event, individuals and organizations are honored for advancing progress for patients and families affected by rare diseases. Nominees can include physicians, researchers, patients, caregivers, advocates, and others. In addition, organizations are honored for outstanding service to the rare disease community.

Honorees in recent years have included Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, Director of the National Institutes of Health; Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration; Stephen Cederbaum, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles; and Arthur Caplan, PhD, of the NYU Langone Medical Center.

The 2017 Rare Impact Awards celebration will take place on May 18 in Washington, DC. Visit the NORD website for additional information and to submit nominations.

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