Rare Disease Month: Developing Treatments for Rare Diseases
Winston X. Yan, MD, PhD, is a physician scientist and genome engineer motivated by using genetic medicines to treat patients, particularly those with a rare genetic disease for which no treatments exist. He is the Founding President of the N=1 Collaborative (N1C), and Co-Founder and Director of Clinical Development at Arbor Biotechnologies, working in both biotech and academic/nonprofit settings to create new treatments for patients.
Join the VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library on Zoom on Feb 12 at noon to learn more about Winston’s work developing therapies for patients with rare diseases, some of the challenges in researching, and how rare diseases can offer unique learning opportunities that scientists can leverage to advance other fields.
This program is free and open to all. Registration is required. Registrants will receive a Zoom link to the program on the day of the event.
*This is part of a series being help weekly during February (Rare Disease Month)