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Rare Disease Day
February 20, 2009
Rare diseases are not rare at all. They afflict over 20 million people in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. On February 28, the Center for Rare Disease Therapies at Keck Graduate Institute will join millions of people around the world in observing Rare Disease Day in an effort to increase awareness of these disorders and the problems that patients and their families face daily from them.
February 20, 2009
Rare diseases are not rare at all. They afflict over 20 million people in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. On February 28, the Center for Rare Disease Therapies at Keck Graduate Institute will join millions of people around the world in observing Rare Disease Day in an effort to increase awareness of these disorders and the problems that patients and their families face daily from them.
Orphan Products: An Emerging Trend in Drug Approvals
January 13, 2009
KGI student Aditya Kelkar, who conducted his summer 2009 internship with the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Orphan Products Development, provided research for the following paper published by Nature Reviews Drug Discovery on emerging trends in drug development for treating rare diseases.
January 13, 2009
KGI student Aditya Kelkar, who conducted his summer 2009 internship with the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Orphan Products Development, provided research for the following paper published by Nature Reviews Drug Discovery on emerging trends in drug development for treating rare diseases.
Orphan Drug Workshop 2010
January 12, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Keck Graduate Institute will host the first-ever workshop on developing Orphan Drug Applications on February 25-26, 2010. Under the guidance of Dr. Tim Coté, Director of the FDA’s Office of Orphan Product Development, and FDA staffers, attendees will create an application for orphan drug designation to be submitted to the FDA at the close of the workshop. Attendance is limited and is subject to approval by the FDA.
January 12, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Keck Graduate Institute will host the first-ever workshop on developing Orphan Drug Applications on February 25-26, 2010. Under the guidance of Dr. Tim Coté, Director of the FDA’s Office of Orphan Product Development, and FDA staffers, attendees will create an application for orphan drug designation to be submitted to the FDA at the close of the workshop. Attendance is limited and is subject to approval by the FDA.
Norris Foundation Gives to Center for Rare Disease Therapy
November 20, 2008
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) today announced that The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant in support of KGI’s Center for Rare Diseases Therapies.
November 20, 2008
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) today announced that The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant in support of KGI’s Center for Rare Diseases Therapies.
Experts Convene for New KGI Center to Combat Rare Diseases
October 17, 2008
The Center for Rare Disease Therapies successfully concluded its inaugural advisory board meeting this week, bringing together a host of experts from the private and public sectors to help shape the direction of this important new research center.
October 17, 2008
The Center for Rare Disease Therapies successfully concluded its inaugural advisory board meeting this week, bringing together a host of experts from the private and public sectors to help shape the direction of this important new research center.