The EBF3-HADDS Foundation will host the third annual international conference at the Duncan NRI auditorium on July 22-24, 2026 to bring together HADDS patients, families, physicians, and scientists engaged in studying this a new neurogenetic disorder discovered by Dr. Hsiao Tuan Chao and her team at the Duncan NRI in 2017. With about 200 attendees from the US and various countries around the world, this is the only and largest family conference in the world for EBF3-HADDS.
The Feigin Rising Stars Research Symposium each year around April, in the Blue Bird Circle Auditorium, 7th Floor, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute. This special symposium features the best and the brightest young investigators (scientists and physician-scientists) from around the country who are poised to lead their own independent research programs in the next few years. The symposium also features a prominent keynote speaker each year.
This important family conference will bring together physicians, scientists, trainees, and families to discuss current developments in MECP2 duplication syndrome research and patient care. Exciting potential therapeutic interventions will be addressed at the conference on September 25-26, 2026.
