Regional Symposium on Rare Diseases – Centre-Val de Loire

The Rare Diseases Foundation and the Centre-Val de Loire Rare Diseases Expertise Platform are organizing a regional scientific symposium on research into rare diseases.

🗓 Wednesday, December 9, 2026

📍 Tours School of Medicine

🎟 Free event – registration required

On the agenda: Biomedical research (diagnosis and mechanisms of rare diseases), research in the humanities, social sciences, and clinical fields; roundtable discussions on the role of associations in research and how to leverage their contributions; and networking opportunities.

Full schedule coming soon

Call for Papers: Oral presentations will be selected based on abstracts addressing the themes “Diagnosis of Rare Diseases,” “Mechanisms of Rare Diseases,” and “Humanities, Social Sciences, and Rare Diseases.” It is also possible to submit an abstract for a poster presentation. Submission deadline: Friday, November 6, 2026

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Lunch is provided, but registration is compulsory

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Note: Abstracts submitted for an oral presentation must fall under one of the following themes: “Diagnosis of Rare Diseases,” “Mechanisms of Rare Diseases,” and “Humanities, Social Sciences, and Rare Diseases.” Abstracts not selected for an oral presentation, as well as those covering other topics (diagnosis, patient organizations, care pathways, and other rare disease-related subjects), may be submitted as posters. Submission deadline: Friday, November 6, 2026

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