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Two Great Online Events - Thurs., Dec. 13th!

Dec. 13, 2018

Please join us on Thursday, Dec. 13th for two great online events!

From 6-7 p.m. EST, we're super excited that the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) is presenting an online Q&A session with Dr. Noel Rose, the "father of autoimmunology" (and a former GDATF Board member). See this link for info: https://www.aarda.org/event/q-dr-rose-father-autoimmunology/

Then we'll pop some popcorn and come back from 8-9 p.m. EST ...

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