NRI-Impact-Report-2019_WEB

CONFERENCE CENTER
Center for Global
Collaboration
In fall 2019, the Duncan NRI opened a new state-of-the-art
conference center with the latest technological capabilities
to provide an ideal space for national and international
scientific collaboration and public engagement. It will
be the epicenter of knowledge sharing and partnerships
across more than 30 countries.
The kick-off event in the new conference center was the
Rett Syndrome Symposium, an international gathering
honoring the 20 th anniversary of Dr. Huda Zoghbi’s
momentous discovery of the genetic cause of Rett
syndrome. Dr. Zoghbi opened the two-day conference
by saying, “The hope is that in five years’ time, out of the
work and discussions that happen at this conference,
we will be celebrating new treatments for Rett syndrome.”
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