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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

“SNCA-targeted transcriptional repression therapy alleviates pathological and behavioral perturbations in a Parkinson’s disease mouse model”

Boris Kantor, Ph.D.(Aug. 18, 2026)

FSU IPRD Diagnostic Laboratory Earns Accreditation from the College of American Pathologists (CAP)

(Aug. 13, 2026)

Visiting Scholar Partnership Program

(July 14, 2026)

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)

“Motivational Subdomains in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Heuristic Circuit Framework for Translational Validation”

Deirdre M. McCarthy, B.Sc.; Pradeep G. Bhide, Ph.D. (March 18, 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

Gene Therapy Reverses Fragile X Deficits in Mouse Study

(July 17, 2026)

As Florida Launches Newborn Genetic Screening Program, FSU Institute Leads Statewide Effort

(July 10, 2026)

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

Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Disease

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Tallahassee, FL 32304

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