2026 HCU Conference Speakers (Friday)

Visionary Award

Recipient 

HCU Hero Award

Recipient Keynote

George Spaeth

George Spaeth, MD

"How to Care for Oneself Well"

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Professional Track

Brittany Parke

Brittany Parke

"Rare-X for Research & Medical Professionals"

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Dr. Ferdinand von Meyenn

"Establishing MTHFR- and MTR- deficient Cerebral Organoids"

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Beata Vekeriotaite

"Establishing MTHFR- and MTR- deficient Cerebral Organoids"

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Dr. Brian Gilfix, MDCM, PhD, FRCPC DABCC, FADLM

"Aminoglycosides for the Treatment of Inborn Errors of Vitamin B12 Metabolism (cblG)"

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Ken Maclean

Ken Maclean, PhD

"Combining Taurine and Formate/Betaine Treatment to Improve Clinical Outcomes and Drug Safety in Classical CBS Deficient HCU"

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Julie Lin

Julie Lin, MD, MPH, FASN

"Harmony Study, Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Pegitbatinase - Travere"

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Ashley Hudson_Syntis

Ashley Hudson

"Investigating the Therapeutic Potential of Intestinal Methionine Elimination via Oral Enzyme Therapy in HCU - Syntis Bio"

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Family Track

Janet Thomas

Janet A Thomas, MD

"What is Homocystinuria?"

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Kimberly A Chapman, MD, PhD

"Treatment Guidelines"

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Eirini Manoli

Eirini Manoli, MD, PhD

"Treatment Guidelines"

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Warren Kruger

Warren Kruger, PhD

"What is: ERT, Chaperone Therapy, Gene Editing, Gene Therapy"

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Kristen-Skvorak-2025

Kristen Skvorak, PhD

"Research: What you should know and ways to get involved"

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Brittany Parke

Brittany Parke

"Classical HCU and Remethylation Research Overview"

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