Part of the HPS Network team attending the American Thoracic Society (ATS) meeting in Washington DC in May joined members of the ATS to rally for issues of importance to patients with lung diseases on Capitol Hill. Nancy Lee, board member of the HPS Network, Donna...
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Kids with HPS to learn circus tricks
Kids may dream about running away to be in the circus, but kids from the Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) community will get to learn some circus skills at the 25th Annual HPS Network Conference, to be held March 9 – 11, 2018 at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale,...
Stem cell expert to present on Science Sunday at the 25th Annual HPS Network Conference
Dr. Konstantinos D. Alysandratos, MD, PhD, will present on Science Sunday to the HPS community at the 25th Annual HPS Network Conference, March 9 – 11, at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale, N.Y. His presentation will help us understand what different types of stem...
Research volunteers with HPS 3 or 6 needed
The HPS Network is looking for volunteers with HPS types 3 or 6 to participate in a hematology study. Participation involves having blood drawn and then shipped to the researcher performing the study. To learn more, contact HPS Network Medical Director Valerie...
A Run Through History raises money for HPS Network
Approximately 80 runners and walkers participated in A Run Through History in Oyster Bay, NY in October, 2017. The event was a fundraiser for the HPS Network and another Oyster Bay, NY-based non-profit Peerpals.org. Peerpals.org helps preschoolers with...
Appells speak at Sarah Lawrence College
Donna Appell, President and Founder of the Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) Network, and her daughter Ashley Appell, spoke to a class of soon-to-be genetic counselors at Sarah Lawrence College in early December. The focus of the class was genetics in pediatrics. Donna...
Treasured HPS Network volunteer Ann-Delia Bayer passes away
Ann-Delia Bayer, a longtime volunteer with the HPS Network, passed away on Dec. 9th, 2017. She is survived by her husband Robert Bayer and her daughters Katrina and Sarah as well as her brother Timothy (Stacie) Valentine and his children Corrine and Jena. Bayer was...
HPS Network attends Pulmonary Fibrosis Summit
The HPS Network attended the Pulmonary Fibrosis Summit Nov. 10 – 12 in Nashville, TN. The summit was organized by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation and featured tracks for patients and caregivers, as well as medical professionals. “The content at the Pulmonary...
HPS Network joins coalition of rare disease organizations to oppose repeal of the Orphan Drug Tax Credit
The HPS Network has joined with the National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD) and more than 200 rare disease organizations to oppose repeal of the Orphan Drug Tax Credit within the proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This tax credit is one of the only a few...
HPS Network collaborates with the Rare Lung Disease Consortium to accelerate research
The Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network (HPS Network) has formed a collaboration with the Rare Lung Disease Research Consortium to accelerate research on Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome. “We are very excited about this project that will enhance our research efforts on the...