Rare Disease Day 2018!

26 February 2018 Promotional, Recent activity

The last day of February is Rare Disease Day. This is the day of the year above all others that as a community we try to raise awareness amongst the general public, policy makers, public authorities, industry representatives, researchers, health professionals and anyone who has a genuine interest in rare diseases.

Here in Newcastle some of the staff at the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre tried to do just that by participating in a ‘Genetics Matters’ afternoon. Attendees benefitted from a series of talks followed by round table lightning talks. Below are a few photos from the day.

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