By Adaline Dunnberg | December 22, 2022Thanks to the tireless efforts of patient advocates and legislators, funding for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) will continue through 2023. On December 22, 2022, Congress passed a spending bill for 2023 that includes $18M to fund the UDN,...
By Troy Evans | October 5, 2022 Autumn is already here (or finally here, I guess, if you’re one of those who prefers it above all other seasons) and work for UDN sustainability continues by so many wonderful people. Many things, including legislative advocacy efforts,...
By Stephanie Tomlinson | October 5, 2022 During the last week of June, the UDN-PEER members had the incredible privilege of participating in the annual Steering Committee meeting. This opportunity allowed us to meet with all 12 UDN sites; and the "brains and hearts" that...
By Joy Cogan | October 5, 2022 Some people call my role a “genomicist”. I’m not the type of doctor you would ever meet at a clinic appointment (not an MD); I am a PhD researcher. My degree is in Biochemistry. I search through the...
By Ashley McMinn | October 5, 2022 Following the success of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the medical center is now establishing their own clinical program aimed at solving complex medical mysteries, the Vanderbilt...
By Troy Evans | July 19, 2022Continuing UDN PEER’s efforts to highlight those individuals making the UDN special, I had the honor of meeting with those who operate the Utah UDN site in May, 2022.Dr. Lorenzo Botto (LB), MD, is the Principal Investigator of the Utah...
By Joanna Gonzalez | February 1, 2022 The University of Miami UDN clinical site is located in Miami Dade County, which is the seventh-largest county in the nation. It is one of the counties in the United States that is considered “minority-majority”, in that the population...
By Katia Moritz | February 1, 2022[caption id="attachment_878" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dr. Katia Moritz (left) sharing a joke with undiagnosed patient Jeremy Hobbs (right) during an interview for UNDIAGNOSED[/caption]Having been a health care provider for decades, I thought I was prepared to navigate the health care...
By Devin Oglesbee and Ian Lanza | February 1, 2022 Metabolomics refers to the study of the small molecules that are involved in many different metabolic pathways. An amino acid is an example of a metabolite, but there are thousands of unique metabolites in the...
By Sarah Marshall | February 1, 2022 As I write, sitting on the sofa in my living room, the image of being in a snow globe springs to my mind. Within my snow globe is a centerpiece that sits perfectly still, unflustered by the snowstorm that...