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At Massachusetts General Hospital, investigators are at the forefront of rare disease research. Here is what some of them said regarding their research, what motivates them and hope for a treatment or cure.
Researchers will need to identify new treatment strategies, work collaboratively to develop them into treatments for patients and ensure equity and access.
Our investigators are continuing to look for new insights into the causes of rare diseases and potential pathways to treatment.
Amanda Furness, PhD Amanda Furness, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Center for Genomic Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her poster, Therapeutic insight into Mucolipidosis IV via in vitro glia models, recently won an award at Mass General’s Research Fellow Poster Celebration. We asked Dr. Furness about her research: What problem(s) are youRead more