{"id":55291,"date":"2024-09-28T19:56:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T23:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/?p=55291"},"modified":"2024-10-01T12:11:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T16:11:38","slug":"dr-wendy-chung-honored-with-rare-champion-in-health-equity-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/2024\/09\/28\/dr-wendy-chung-honored-with-rare-champion-in-health-equity-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Wendy Chung Honored with RARE Champion in Health Equity Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-55392\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01051639\/IMG_4334-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Chung accepting the award at the Global Genes ceremony\" width=\"265\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01051639\/IMG_4334-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01051639\/IMG_4334-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01051639\/IMG_4334-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01051639\/IMG_4334-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/01051639\/IMG_4334-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re excited to announce that Dr. Wendy Chung, Principal Investigator of <span class=\"notranslate\">Simons Searchlight<\/span>, has been honored with the RARE Champion in Health Equity Award at the Global Genes RARE Champions of Hope Ceremony!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About the Award:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This recognition is given to individuals who have developed innovative programming or meaningful approaches to address systemic challenges contributing to inequities within the rare disease community. It highlights efforts to tackle disparities, empower underserved populations, and create lasting change in rare disease care.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Chung\u2019s decades of dedication to advancing research, care, and support for those affected by rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders have made a significant impact. Her work as a committed advocate for underrepresented communities has shaped more inclusive healthcare systems. She also leads the <a href=\"https:\/\/guardian-study.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GUARDIAN study,<\/a> which focuses on advancing health equity and early diagnosis for rare genetic diseases.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-55292 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24155852\/Chung-headshot-BCH2-e1727222382284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24155852\/Chung-headshot-BCH2-e1727222382284.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/24155852\/Chung-headshot-BCH2-e1727222382284-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At <span class=\"notranslate\">Simons Searchlight<\/span>, we are inspired every day by Dr. Chung&#8217;s visionary leadership. Her commitment to improving the lives of those in need continues to drive our mission of empowering rare disease communities worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please join us in congratulating Dr. Wendy Chung on this well-deserved recognition!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/2024\/02\/22\/wendy-chung-interviewed-for-rare-revolution-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more<\/a> about Dr. Chung&#8217;s accomplishments in her interview with Rare Revolution Magazine.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Dr. Wendy Chung on this well-deserved recognition!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":11989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55291"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55291"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55436,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55291\/revisions\/55436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simonssearchlight.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}