5,000 people ran yesterday to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK in the Bidwells 10k Oxford Town and Gown, including researchers from our labs who work on treatments for #raredisease including muscular dystrophies #TownandGown10k #MusclesMatter Town and Gown 10k

A major development reported today with the successful use of a #genetherapy for a #raredisease that had caused Opal Sandy to be born deaf. She now has normal hearing levels of some sounds following replacement of her OTOF gene! More here bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

A major development reported today with the successful use of a #genetherapy for a #raredisease that had caused Opal Sandy to be born deaf. She now has normal hearing levels of some sounds following replacement of her OTOF gene! More here bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

Learn more here👇about the importance of philanthropy in driving promising scientific discoveries in academic labs towards new medicines for the patients who need them - especially true for #rarediseases

Was great seeing Geoff Denwood & Julie Stevens recently at the Toon. Excited for all the fantastic initiatives and tremendous support from Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Harrington Discovery Institute to #raredisease researchers x.com/ohraredisease/…

Inspiring to see the dedication and determination of runners fundraising for #rarediseases yesterday at #LondonMarathon2024 !

Today is international #Pompe Disease Day.Pompe Support Network CdnAssocOfPompe are raising awareness of this #raredisease . It has no cure but does have effective treatments, having even been given before birth, showing how rare diseases drive innovation in therapeutics development #Pompe Disease

Hear OHC Director, Matthew Wood, talk on the BBC about the UK Rare Therapies Launch Pad and how we're developing new treatment pathways with MHRAgovuk Genomics England.
Thank you Natasha Loder 🐋 Sandra Kanthal for sharing how Mila's legacy inspires us:
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Today we're at the Rare Disease Research UK first Annual Conference #RDRUKcon , showcasing the strengths and opportunities in #raredisease research and infrastructure in the UK

FUNDING: Next week is the deadline for applications to our Rare Disease Scholar award. Find out more about this opportunity here: oxfordharrington.org/award

FUNDING: Next week is the deadline for applications to our Rare Disease Scholar award. Find out more about this opportunity here: oxfordharrington.org/award

WEBINAR Hear more from colleagues at UCL about the potential of oligonucleotides in treating genetic eye disease 👇👇👇

FUNDING CALL WEBINAR Join us today to hear more about our Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholar Award, application deadline 26 March:
bit.ly/3TzLVeH

FUNDING CALL WEBINAR Join us today to hear more about our Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholar Award, application deadline 26 March:
bit.ly/3TzLVeH

Happy International Women's Day! We celebrate the work of some of the women in our Centre and acknowledge the support and determination of all women in the #raredisease community: patients, carers, scientists, nurses, clinicians and advocates #IWD2024

Great news for Carlo Rinaldi, who leads our Neurological Disorders Theme, on this award from Novartis to develop gene editing approaches in neuromuscular #raredisease