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Matt Bailey, a well-known and active member of the albinism community, will give a presentation to explain how people with albinism see at the 26th Annual HPS Network Conference. Bailey is an adult with albinism, however, does not have HPS. His presentation on how...

Steve Shank, who received a double lung transplant two years ago, will be riding the Gift of Life Rose Parade float on New Year’s Day. He and his family are in Pasadena several days early to participate in pre-parade activities including getting to help decorate the...

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is offering 30 scholarships in 2019 to legally blind students entering post-secondary programs of study. The scholarships are merit based and range in value from $3,000 to $12,000. Applications are due March 31, 2019 and...

The American Council of the Blind (ACB) Scholarship Program for 2019 is now open. The ACB hopes to award as many as 21 college scholarships to people who are legally blind and who plan to attend a college or university in the 2019/2020 school year. Funds may be used...

Supporters of the HPS Network took on the challenge of an escape room at The Great Escape Zone in Bensalem, PA to benefit the HPS Network. The event was organized by Yari Alvarado, the mother of a child with HPS. She was able to get The Escape Zone to donate a...

Dr. Samuel Seward, a board member and scientific adviser to the HPS Network, will attend the 26th Annual HPS Network Conference, to be held March 8 – 10, 2019 at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale, NY. On Saturday, he will participate in the Meeting of the Minds,...

Amber Klein and her dad Jeff Klein took part in a charity event day at their local Boscov’s department store. They were able to sell $5 discount shopping passes for the special charity event day. Buyers were able to get 20 percent off of almost everything in the...

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...

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...

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...

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. 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...

    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, 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 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...

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...

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....

  Mothers of children with HPS will gather for their third annual workshop Friday, March 8, 2019 at the 26th Annual HPS Network Conference. The HPS Network Conference will be held March 8 – 10, 2019 at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale, NY. The Mother’s...

Kylee Brantner’s Girl Scout troop voted to donate left over funds from their year to the HPS Network in July. Kylee is a person with HPS and has done several HPS fundraisers over the years with her friends. The HPS Network is grateful to Girl Scouts of Western...

  A group of healthcare professionals from the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society are working together to agree on the best and most appropriate spirometry testing methods. They are asking lung patients from around the world who have...

The American Lung Association is asking patients with all forms of lung disease who are using, or have used, home oxygen to take a survey, the results of which, will be used to aid advocacy work in regard to access and quality of home oxygen. As patients with HPS, and...

  Flor Otero, who received a double lung transplant in May, shared her story with the Highlands News-Sun and it was published in the June 18th edition of the paper. Otero was able to share about her surgery, raise awareness about organ donation as well as explain...

The HPS Network is offering a wallet-sized medical health alert card that has a QR code physicians or emergency personnel can scan to instantly be directed to information about HPS, treating bleeding and even some of the key standard-of-care medical papers they might...

Join the HPS Network and eat for the cure Saturday, Aug. 18 at Mamma Gina’s Pizzeria, 104 East Merrick Rd in Valley Stream, N.Y. The event will run from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Mamma Gina’s Pizzeria will donate 20 percent of your bill to the HPS Network if you mention the...

  Families impacted by Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome will gather for the 26th Annual HPS Network Conference, March 8 – 10, 2019, at the Long Island Marriott in Uniondale, N.Y. This year’s theme: “Life is Sweet When We Are Together.” The HPS Network Conference is a...