As we sprint towards the end of the year, we’re excited to share the November issue of Updates from the Lab! Read on for this month’s breaking news, research updates, and our recent poster presentation.
Jeffrey's Insights Poster Presentation at RDCRN Fall Meeting
We were honored to have our poster about our genetic sequencing program, Jeffrey’s Insights, accepted and selected for presentation at the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) fall meeting earlier this month.
The poster highlighted the Foundation's most recent publishing about Jeffrey’s Insights, a no-cost genetic sequencing program that is offered to PI patients through the Jeffrey Modell Centers Network (JMCN). Read our most recent publishing here and view highlights from the poster on our Instagram.
Breaking News
We are pleased to announce that Slovakia has launched a nationwide pilot program to include SCID as part of its newborn screening panel.
Since the start of the newly launched pilot program, there has already been one confirmed diagnosis as a result of SCID screening. Read more about newborn screening in Slovakia on the National Screening Center website: https://www.detskanemocnica.sk/skriningove-centrum-novorodencov-sr.
Translational Research Program
This month we hosted a review meeting to discuss all of the outstanding applications submitted for Cycle 10 of our Translational Research program and select potential grantees. This grant is awarded to investigators researching potential advances in clinical recognition, diagnostic tools, and innovative therapies that will impact overall health outcomes and improve the quality of life of patients living with Primary Immunodeficiency.
c.h.i.l.d.r.e.n!
We encourage physicians investigating immunological disorders, infectious disease, and initiatives to decrease infant mortality to apply throughout the year for our c.h.i.l.d.r.e.n! research program. Learn more and apply here.
Specific Defect
Investigators researching the mechanisms and presentation of specific defects of the immune system will gain access to our international database throughout collaboration efforts as part of the Specific Defect research program. Learn more and apply here.