The International Conference on the Science & Practice of

RARE DISEASES

London, UK
28-29 May, 2024
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Dear Colleagues,​

It is a great pleasure to warmly invite you to participate in the upcoming International Conference on the Science & Practice of Rare Diseases (Rare-UK), which will take place 28-29 May 2024 in London, UK.

RARE-UK will follow on from the success of its predecessors, continuing to address the challenges of Rare Diseases.

RARE-UK is honored to welcome world-renowned speakers, mainly but not exclusively) from the UK, all of whom are experts in the field of Rare Diseases, who will present ground-breaking and cutting-edge news on diagnosis, treatments and networking in Rare Diseases.

Among the topics of RARE-UK there will be sessions on gene therapy, newborn screening, the key role of patients in rare diseases, new diseases identified by exome and whole genome sequencing, challenges of rare disease in 3 different countries from 3 different continents, and the importance of animal models for drug development for rare disease.

RARE-UK will create new opportunities for collaboration and networking between experts from healthcare, academia and industry who all share the passion to advance the field of Rare Diseases.

We look forward to welcoming you once again at Rare-UK in the vibrant and wonderful city of London.

Sincerely,

ARI ZIMRAN
Conference CO Chair
AIMEE DONALD
Conference Co Chair

MEET OUR
SPEAKERS

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Gheona Altarescu

Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

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Huma Arshad Cheema

The Children’s Hospital & Institute of Child Health Lahore, Pakistan

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Tanya Collin-Histed
International Gaucher Alliance (IGA), UK
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Aimee Donald

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK

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Laura Lopez de Fruto
Azafaros, Spain
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Avner Hershlag
Stony Brook University, NY, USA
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Mia Horowitz
Tel Aviv University, Israel
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Derralynn Hughes

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, UK

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Majdolen Istaiti
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Israel
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Simon Jones

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK

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Gregory Pastores
University College Dublin, Ireland
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Karda Rajvinder
University College London, UK
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Lalita Ramakrishnan

University of Cambridge and MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK

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Uma Ramaswami
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Shoshana Revel-Vilk

The Gaucher Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

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Arndt Rolfs
University Rostock, Germany
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Rina Rosin-Arbesfeld
Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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Madeline Stoodley
University of Bath, UK
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Jeff Szer
The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
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Suresh Vijay
Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK

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