The HPS Network donated $1,000 to support the efforts of Dr. Enid Rivera and Dr. Wilfredo De Jesus Rojas to provide a pediatric clinic for children with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome in Puerto Rico. The funds went to purchase a spirometer, mouth pieces and nose clips for...
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HPS Network supporters eat for the cure at Outback Steakhouse
Supporters of the HPS Network ate for the cure in September at the Outback Steakhouse in Marlton, NJ. The restaurant donated a percentage of the purchase price of patrons who said they were there to eat for HPS. Several HPS families also attended the event and manned...
Dell to match donation dollars for HPS post transplant program
Edwin Santiago has partnered with his employer, Dell, to help the HPS Network raise funds to purchase spirometers for post-transplant HPS patients. Spirometry is vital to post-transplant patients because even small changes can be the first tip off to potential...
Team HPS attends American Thoracic Society International Conference
A team from the HPS Network attended the 114th American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Diego in May to hear the latest in pulmonary research, and to generate awareness of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS). More than 116,000 pulmonary doctors,...
Dr. Drack, ophthalmologist, to speak at HPS Network Conference
Dr. Arlene Drack, an ophthalmologist from the University of Iowa, will speak to families affected by Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS) at the HPS Network Conference, March 8 – 10, 2019 at the Long Island Marriott in New York. Dr. Drack is a clinician scientist...
American Society of Human Genetics announces 2019 Essay Contest
The American Society of Human Genetics announced the question for the 2019 Essay Contest. The annual contest is open to students from around the world in grades 9 – 12. The winning submission will be awarded $1,000 and $1,000 in lab equipment for the...
Steve Shank shares his HPS story with KARE 11 News
Steve Shank, an HPSer who received a double lung transplant two years ago, shared his story with Minnesota KARE 11 News in July. Steve had hoped to participate as a bicyclist in the American Transplant Games, but sadly had to stay home after being hospitalized with an...
Caren Shank joins with doctors at the University of Iowa to present about HPS
Caren Shank returned to Iowa this past June to join with her husband’s ophthalmologists and give a presentation about Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome at the 2018 Iowa Eye Annual Meeting. The presentation was called “The Importance of Gene Testing in Albinism – It Is Not...
Join the HPS Network at Outback Steakhouse to eat for the cure
Enjoy a juicy steak and help us fund the cure, Sept. 25 between 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Outback Steakhouse, 901 Route 73 South in Marlton, NJ. Tell the server you’re there to support the HPS Network, and a portion of your bill will benefit us. Enjoy some steak and...
HPS Multidisciplinary Clinic to be held in Mayaguez
A multi-disciplinary clinic for anyone with HPS will be held Oct. 20 at Mayaguez Medical Center in Puerto Rico. The clinic is free, and is a chance for children and adults with HPS to consult with a variety of physicians knowledgeable about Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome....