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Congratulations to Siddhee Sahasrabudhe, CODR grad student, on being named a 2021 Cloyd Fellow and for being selected to participate in the NINDS Neurotherapeutics Training Course. Congratulations, Siddhee!

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Nearly 30 million people in the United States suffer from conditions classified as “rare diseases” – defined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people.

While some bear names you’ve likely never heard of, other examples may surprise you. Huntington’s disease, Tourette’s syndrome and muscular dystrophy are all classified as rare diseases. In all, more than 6,000 medical disorders are considered rare.