{"id":1663,"date":"2026-07-01T20:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cangard\/?page_id=1663"},"modified":"2026-07-05T23:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:06:35","slug":"rare-disease-day-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/cangard\/events\/rare-disease-day-2026-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Disease Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div id=\"ult-carousel-16466326a4ce9af2b2f4\" class=\"ult-carousel-wrapper   ult_full_width\" data-gutter=\"0\" data-rtl=\"false\" ><div class=\"ult-carousel-31727265456a4ce9af2b1fe \" >[vc_single_image image=&#8221;1811&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1541&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1814&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1546&#8243; 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Candidate<br \/>\nClaycomb Lab[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"dt-fancy-separator h2-size accent-title-color accent-border-color\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\"><\/span>Clinical \/ Translational Category<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Winners (2 way tie)<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1788&#8243; img_size=&#8221;320&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Streamlining Exon-Skipping Artisense Oligonucleotide Therapy Development Via a High-Throughput Approach<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Logan Newton<\/strong><br \/>\nGraduate Student &#8211; PhD Candidate<br \/>\nCostain \/ Deshwar Labs[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1797&#8243; 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css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1782929076142{padding-top: 54px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1695&#8243; img_size=&#8221;320px&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><i>Disruption of the Mediator Complex Subunit MED8 causes congenital malformations in humans<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\">\u200b<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><strong>\u200bC&#8217;airah Ceolin<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Graduate Student &#8211; 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alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; title=&#8221;Winner&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><i>Pooled CRISPR-Prime Editing enables High-Resolution Mapping of TAFAZZIN Variant Function<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\">\u200b<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><strong>\u200bCarmela Serio Carrero<\/strong>\u200b<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:2,&quot;335562765&quot;:1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:0,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><span data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\">Graduate Student &#8211; 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