2026 HCU Conference Speakers (Saturday)

Liz Carter

Liz Carter

Keynote

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Panel: "It's a Family Affair"

Mark Lewis

Mark Lewis

Moderator

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June Anderson

June Anderson

"Grandparent"

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Holly Fulginiti

Holly Fulginiti

"Spouse"

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Ethan Hunt

Ethan Hunt

"Sibling"

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Panel: Family Planning

Jess Gold

Jess Gold

Moderator

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Christa Green_4

Christa Green

"Adoption"

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Karen Lewis

Karen Lewis

"Amniocentesis"

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Valerie Mayorga

Valerie Mayorga

"HCU Patient: Conceived Naturally with Struggles"

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Brittany Parke

Brittany Parke

"Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) IVF"

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Diagnostics and Monitoring Session

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Danae Bartke

The State of Newborn Screening

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George Temeng, MS, Research Scientist

IVD Solutions: HCY Now Update

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Kostas Petritis

Kostas Petritis

CDC Update: Current Landscape & Progress

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Alexis Parke

Real-World Impact: Patient Experience

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Breakout Session #1

Professional Breakout

Bill Rote

Bill Rote, PhD

Challenges in Drug Development for Homocystinuria

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Patient & Caregiver Breakout

Tyler Ko

Tyler Ko

"Navigating Insurance Access to Medical Foods"

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Kimberly Chapman

Kimberly A. Chapman, MD, PhD

"Adulting, It Can Be Hard"

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Breakout Session #2:

Professional Breakout

Homer

Challenges in Newborn Screening for the Homocystinurias

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Patient & Caregiver Breakout

Exercise and Athletics with HCU

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Abby Opher Lauko MS, RD, CSP, LDN

Moderator

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Susan McGowan MHS, RD, LDN, CNSC

Moderator

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Taelyr Mellor_dietician_CHOP

Taelyr Mellor MS, RD, LDN

Moderator

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Patrick Lynch

Patrick Lynch

"Runner"

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Brandon Tornes

Brandon Tornes

"Adaptive Sports"

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Emergency Planning

Sarah Chamberlin

Sarah Chamberlin, Flok

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