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FSU | Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases

2026 News

2026 News & Events

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IPRD RESEARCHERS
RARE DISEASE NEWS
EVENTS
TIMELINE

IPRD RESEARCHERS
RARE DISEASE NEWS
EVENTS
TIMELINE

IPRD RESEARCHERS

IPRD & A.J. Anderson Foundation Launch Powerful Rare Disease Event

(June 3, 2026)

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Pradeep Bhide, Ph.D., and Rep. Adam Anderson discuss Newborn Sequencing on DNA Today Podcast

(May 16, 2026)

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Minh Quan Le Awarded Inaugural Summer Research Fellowship

(May 11, 2026)

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“Cell-Specific DNA Methylation in Human Alpha and Beta Cells Regulates Gene Expression in Type 2 Diabetes”

Boris Kantor, Ph.D.(April 24, 2026)

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Cynthia Vied, Ph.D., Shares Insights at Quest Diagnostics FOCUS Leadership Series

(April 14, 2026)

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Leanne Duke, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious Early Career Investigator Award

(March 17, 2026)

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“CRISPR-Cas editing technologies for viral-mediated gene therapies of human diseases: Mechanisms, progress, and challenges”

Boris Kantor, Ph.D.; Leanne Duke, Ph.D.; Pradeep Bhide, Ph.D.(March 12, 2026)

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Ashley Cannon, Ph.D., M.S., CGC, the Inaugural Director of the IPRD Master’s Program in Genetic Counseling

(March 11, 2026)

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IPRD Commemorates Rare Disease Day 2026 with National Leaders in Genomics

(Feb. 27, 2026)

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Illumina Whole-Genome Sequencing Technology to Accelerate Rare Disease Testing in Florida

(Feb. 27, 2026)

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“Shared and distinct phenotypic profiles among neuro-developmental disorder genes”

Janelle Stanton, Ph.D.; David Ledbetter, Ph.D.(Feb. 18, 2026)

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Saanchi Shah, Ph.D., Awarded First Year Assistant Professor (FYAP) Grant

(Feb. 6, 2026)

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IPRD 2026 Research Projects Announced

(Jan. 26, 2026)

RARE DISEASE NEWS

Expanding Access to Genetic Screening and Rare Disease Care

(June 3, 2026)

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Can Gene Therapy Change the Course of Alzheimer’s?

(May 26, 2026)

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Irish Baby Among World’s First to Receive Experimental Gene Therapy

(April 30, 2026)

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FDA Approval of Regeneron’s Hearing Loss Gene Therapy Breaks Barriers

(April 23, 2026)

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FDA Approves Drug to Treat Neurologic Manifestations of Hunter Syndrome

(March 25, 2026)

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Protecting Genetic Information in Insurance: Florida Leads the Nation

(March 9, 2026)

Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases will Host Rare Disease Day symposium and Panel Discussion

(Feb. 23, 2026)

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Florida Law Models What Genetic Disease Testing Could Be

(Feb. 10, 2026)

Sunshine Genetics Adopts a Tier 1 Condition List from the BEACONS Study

(Feb. 4, 2026)

EVENTS

IPRD & A.J. Anderson Foundation Launch Powerful Rare Disease Event

(June 3, 2026)

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Florida Association of Genetic Counselors Annual Conference

(May 1, 2026)

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IPRD Supports Accessible Housing at Local Independence Landing Fundraiser

(March 31, 2026)

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IPRD Commemorates Rare Disease Day 2026 with National Leaders in Genomics

(Feb. 27, 2026)

TIMELINE

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