CureAccelerator Live! for Rare Diseases 2021
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CureAccelerator Live! for Rare Diseases – with a focus in 2021 on Pediatrics
Virtual: main event June 10, 2021 from 4:30pm ET to 6pm ET; winner announced June 11, 2021.
CureAccelerator Live! is our philanthropic pitch event where up to 5 PIs are the finalists presenting their clinical repurposing trials for up to $50,000 in funding and attendees select the winning project.
ANNOUNCING OUR TWO 2021 WINNERS!
Joyce Teng, MD, PhD representing
Treating Vascular Malformations in the Face, Head and Neck Using Trametinib
Nancy Gordon, MD representing
Enhancing Treatment Response in Recurrent/Metastatic Osteosarcoma with Hydroxychloroquine
RUNNERS UP:
NOW FUNDED:
Joseph Rower, PhD representing
Repurposing Valganciclovir to Treat Cytomegalovirus-Induced Hearing Loss
Ignacia Fuentes, PhD representing
Repurposing a Common Antioxidant Nutraceutical, N-Acetylcysteine, for Wound Treatment in Butterfly Skin
CureAccelerator Live! for Rare Diseases 2021 is part of the virtual
on June 9 – 11, 2021, in partnership with
Click here for more information!
The RARE Drug Development Symposium is a partnership between Global Genes and the Orphan Disease Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Cures Within Reach is proud to hold this event in support of our Rare Diseases Community.
In addition, we are grateful to our philanthropic partner for its support:
Questions? Email Director of Scientific Affairs: Dr. Clare Thibodeaux at clare@cureswithinreach.org