EJP RD

EJP RD HIGHLIGHTS

EJP RD PRESENTING AT EMA’S Workshop on Support for Orphan Medicines Development

EJP RD will be presenting at The European Medicines Agency’s Workshop on Support for Orphan Medicines Development which will take place via broadcast on 30 November 2020.

EJP RD RESEARCH MOBILITY FELLOWSHIP CALL

1 October – 13 November. The call aims to financially support training for PhD students and medical doctors affiliated to ERNs to undertake short scientific visits fostering specialist research training outside their countries of residence and within one of the ERN host institutions. Applicants who will receive fellowships for Research Mobility should acquire at their host (secondment) institution new competences and knowledge related to their research on rare diseases and with benefit to their ERN.

EJP RD – Networking Support Scheme (NSS) call

Networking Support Scheme (NSS) call is OPEN! Health care professionals, researchers and patient advocacy organizations can apply to organize workshops or conferences on rare diseases and rare cancers. The focus of these events should be research results and innovative solutions. Open on a continuous basis. Collection date of 2 June is cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Next collection date is 1 Sept. 2020.

Toward Innovative Research Biobanks for Rare Diseases: Overcoming the Challenges

29-30 Oct 2020. This workshop will be ONLINE. Registration is OPEN, deadline is 28 Sept. Preliminary program is available. Targeted audience (max 30 participants): International research community, clinicians, medical specialists, RD biobank’s managers, healthcare professionals, and rare disease patients’ representatives. The workshop and registration are free of charge.

EJP RD – video

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EJP RD – SHORT GUIDE ON PATIENT PARTNERSHIPS IN RARE DISEASES RESEARCH PROJECTS

The guide aims to encourage fruitful, sustainable and enduring partnerships between scientists and patient organisations, co-leading the way for systematic patient-centered research. Providing definition, examples, testimonials of patient partnerships, describing its benefits, preventing common pitfalls and accompanying applicants, this guide will support applicants to describe the role and added value of patient partnerships in research proposals.

EJP RD – ERN RD Training and Support Program – Research Training Workshops Call

31 August – 12 October. The goal of the workshops is to train researchers and clinicians affiliated to ERN-Full Members or – Affiliated Partners in relevant topics on rare diseases research . The workshops will be delivered as two-day events. Topics can be proposed by clinicians/investigators affiliated to ERN-institutions or EJP RD beneficiaries.

EJP RD Training. Quality assurance, variant interpretation and data management in the NGS diagnostic era

12-14 Oct 2020. The training course will be ONLINE. Registration is CLOSED. Preliminary program is available. Target audience (max 40 participants): Scientists, bio-informaticians, and clinicians with an interest in genomic technologies. The course and registration are free of charge.