Durhane Wong-Rieger

DURHANE WONG-RIEGER, Ph.D. is Chair of Rare Diseases International, President of Asia Pacific Alliance of Rare Disease Organizations, Treasurer of UN NGO for Rare Diseases, Chair of Patient Advocates Constituency […]

Samuel Wiafe

Samuel Wiafe is an alumni of University of Ghana and a Clinical Psychologist in Ghana. He has received training in MPS Disorders, Fabry & Gaucher and other Metabolic Disorders from […]

Marshall Summar

Dr. Summar is well-known for his pioneering work in caring for children diagnosed with rare diseases. He is now the CEO, Uncommon Cures, LLC, a rare disease clinical trials company […]

Mike Porath

Mike Porath is the founder and CEO of The Mighty, the leading digital health community that reaches more than 20 million people a month. He discovered the importance of community […]

Carmencita Padilla

Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla is an Emeritus Professor, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines (UP) Manila. She is an international consultant on rare diseases and newborn screening. She received […]

Anne O’Donnell-Luria

Anne O’Donnell-Luria, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Institute Member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. She is the co-director of […]

Dau-Ming Niu

Professor Dau-Ming Niu currently serves as the Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and Director of the Center for Rare Diseases Research and Treatment at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan. […]

Maryam Matar

Dr. Maryam Matar, M.D., Ph.D. is celebrated as the most powerful scientist in the UAE. Her remarkable contributions to preventive healthcare and advancing genetic sciences in the Arab world have […]

Derralynn Hughes

Prof. Derralynn Hughes is Professor of Experimental Haematology at the University College London, Research and Development Clinical Director at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Group. She is co-clinical […]

Kevin Huang

Kevin Huang, a rare disease patient himself, graduated from Zhejiang University City College. He is the founder and president of Chinese Organization for Rare Disorders. He was also the one […]