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Rare Research Report: December 2025

Each month, we share summaries of recent Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network grant-funded publications. Catch up on RDCRN research for December 2025.

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Join the RDCRN for Rare Disease Day at NIH on February 27, 2026

Don’t miss the in-person and virtual celebration of Rare Disease Day at NIH on Friday, February 27, 2026, from 9 am to 5 pm EST.

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NIH Announces Funding to Establish and Strengthen Rare Disease Research Groups

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded approximately $26 million in grants in the fiscal year 2025 to begin the fifth cycle of funding for the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (RDCRN).

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CPIC Updates

Newsletter of the Congenital and Perinatal Infections Consortium
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