Friday, November 15, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
About this Event
130 Desoto Street, Pittsburgh, 15261
William A. Gahl, MD, PhD
Senior Investigator, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program: Expansion to National and International Networks
Dr. William A. Gahl graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, and is board-certified in pediatrics, clinical genetics, and biochemical genetics. He elucidated the basic defects in cystinosis and Salla disease, helped bring cysteamine to new drug approval by the FDA as the treatment for cystinosis, published over 650 papers, reviews, book chapters, and editorials, and trained 42 biochemical geneticists. In 2008, he established the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP), which expanded to a national Undiagnosed Diseases Network and a worldwide Undiagnosed Diseases Network International. Dr. Gahl received the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service from the AMA, the Service to America Medal in Science and the Environment, and the EURORDIS Lifetime Achievement Award; he is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Please let us know if you require an accommodation in order to participate in this event. Accommodations may include live captioning, ASL interpreters, and/or captioned media and accessible documents from recorded events. At least 5 days in advance is recommended.