NIH Rare Disease Day event, on Leap Day (Feb. 29)

NIH Rare Disease Day event, on Leap Day (Feb. 29), will feature patient’s voice and international collaboration
 

Why/What

On Feb. 29, NIH will host a Rare Disease Day event to raise awareness about rare diseases, the people they affect and current research collaborations. An estimated 25 million people in the United States have rare diseases. The event will feature presentations, posters, exhibits, an art show and tours of the NIH Clinical Center – a hospital at which researchers are studying nearly 600 rare diseases in partnership with over 30,000 patients. Admission is free and open to the public.

Agenda: http://bit.ly/1JYUEQ3 (link is external)
Registration: http://bit.ly/1X45Z3d (link is external)
Watch the event live: https://videocast.nih.gov
Learn more: https://ncats.nih.gov/rdd

When/Where

February, 29, 2016
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
NIH Clinical Center (Building 10) Masur Auditorium, 10 Center Dr., Bethesda, Maryland