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Pacific Northwest Research Institute: Science Matters
In honor of Newborn Screening Awareness Month, our September Science Matters seminar will spotlight the science, policy, and impact of newborn screening—the nation’s most successful public health program. Join us to learn how advances in screening are shaping the future of care for rare and genetic diseases.
Highlights of Newborn Screening for Treatable Diseases
Michael H. Gelb, PhD
Weinstein Endowed Chair in Chemistry, University of Washington
Dr. Gelb will trace the evolution of newborn screening assays over the past two decades and highlight new technologies developed in the last two years that are shaping the future of this critical public health program.
Newborn Screening for Rare Diseases in 2025: The Bad, the Ugly, the Good, and the Beautiful!
Dean Suhr
President & Co-Founder, MLD Foundation
2025 has been a year of big shifts in medical research, especially in newborn screening – the nation’s most successful public health program. This talk will cover the status of adding new conditions to the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel and launching in-state newborn screening programs. It will also touch on how the recent elimination of the federal ACHDNC advisory committee and the reorganization of HRSA and HHS have created both challenges and new opportunities.