<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In his new collection of poems and short stories, </span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;">Thoughts On a Bicycle</span></span></span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Mark Davy, M.D. weaves an optimistic narrative that reveals to readers why all of life&rsquo;s hills and rough terrain are &ldquo;worth the ride.&rdquo; Dr. Davy has not only practiced medicine in Virginia for 38 years, but his writing has been featured in over 40 local and national publications. Join the Health and Wellness Library on Wednesday, March 12 at noon to hear Dr. Davy read selections from his new book. Afterwards, Dr. Davy will stick around for questions and a book signing.</span></span></span></p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This in-person program is free and open to everyone.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Roboto, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; 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<div> It is estimated that 25-30 million Americans have a rare disease, and around half of them are children. Tiffany Kimbrough, MD is the Medical Director of the Mother-Infant Unit at VCU Health and provides primary care to patients in the pediatric primary care clinic.&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Join the VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library on Zoom on Feb 26 at noon to learn more about Dr Kimbrough&rsquo;s work supporting children with rare diseases, the difficulties that physicians face when addressing the complex and special needs of these patients, and how physicians can work with patients&rsquo; families to ensure they get the best care possible.&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <a href="https://vcu.libcal.com/event/14070991">REGISTER HERE</a></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> This program is free and open to all. Registration is required. Registrants will receive a Zoom link to the program on the day of the event.</div>

<div> Joff Masukawa is founder of Diligentia Strategy, a life-sciences consultancy specializing in development of commercial strategies and tactical plans for manufacturers of rare orphan and specialty drugs, cell and gene therapies, digital therapeutics and other emerging medical innovations.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Join the VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library on Zoom on Feb 19 at noon to learn more about Joff&rsquo;s work supporting the rare disease community, including the obstacles and opportunities, and how to maximize the probability of translating a medical innovation to market.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <a href="https://vcu.libcal.com/event/14070247">REGISTER HERE</a></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> This program is free and open to all. Registration is required. Registrants will receive a Zoom link to the program on the day of the event.</div>

<div> Winston X. Yan, MD, PhD, is a physician scientist and genome engineer motivated by using genetic medicines to treat patients, particularly those with a rare genetic disease for which no treatments exist. He is the Founding President of the N=1 Collaborative (N1C), and Co-Founder and Director of Clinical Development at Arbor Biotechnologies, working in both biotech and academic/nonprofit settings to create new treatments for patients.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Join the VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library on Zoom on Feb 12 at noon to learn more about Winston&rsquo;s work developing therapies for patients with rare diseases, some of the challenges in researching, and how rare diseases can offer unique learning opportunities that scientists can leverage to advance other fields.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <a href="https://vcu.libcal.com/event/14069977">REGISTER HERE</a></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> This program is free and open to all. Registration is required. Registrants will receive a Zoom link to the program on the day of the event.</div>

<div> Kristi Harmon and Virginia Maxwell are both rare disease patients and caregivers from South Carolina. Kristi&rsquo;s family suffers from Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, while Virginia&rsquo;s suffers from a skin disorder called Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris. Both lead advocacy groups to support other families with their disease, raise awareness of unmet needs in the rare disease community, and lobby legislators to support policies that can make healthcare more effective and accessible for all.&nbsp;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Join the VCU Medical Center Health and Wellness Library on Zoom on Feb 5 to learn more about Kristi and Virginia&#39;s journeys, how they&rsquo;ve navigated obstacles faced by the rare disease community, and ongoing efforts that offer hope for solutions.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <a href="https://vcu.libcal.com/event/14068374"><strong>REGISTER HERE</strong></a></div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> This program is free and open to all. Registration is required. Registrants will receive a Zoom link to the program on the day of the event.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div>