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Town HalLs

Our monthly Town Halls help drive research efforts by educating the EB community with reliable and up-to-date information from trusted specialists in the EB space. Once a month, EBRP hosts discussions on topics like current research, clinical trials, understanding EB, and more. All session recaps are publicly available and archived on this page. 

Monthly Town Halls

5/29/25 Town Hall: In our May Town hall, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we focused on mental health and grief in the EB and Rare Disease space and were joined by Dr. Anne Davis, EB Mom, Advocate & licensed Clinical Psychologist, and Dr. Jamie Feinstein, Pediatric Director at Children's hospital Colorado EB Program.
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4/30/25 Town Hall: In our April Town Hall, hosted by Allison McGettigan, Director of Programs at EBRP, we focus on Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex and the EBShield Study, the Phase 2/3 Trial that's currently evaluating the efficacy and safety of diacerein for the treatment of severe and intermediate EB Simplex. We heard from Nisha Trivedi, Dr. Yiumo Michael Chan, and Dr. Johann Bauer.
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3/25/2025 Town Hall: In our March Town Hall, hosted by Michael Hund, CEO of EBRP,  we focused on Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa, emerging therapies, and creative ways to rally your community. We heard from Jordan Eaves, EB Mom and Founder of Wessons Wish and Dr. Diana Reusch, Dr. David Woodley  and Dr. Mei Chen, leading EB clinicians and researchers.
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2/25/2025 Town Hall: In our February Town Hall, hosted by Allison McGettigan, Director of Programs at EBRP, we heard from three speakers: Nathan Burmeister, EB Dad and EBRP Australia Chair, Dr. Allison Cowin, leading researcher in the Australian EB space, and Jason McCartney from the GWS Giants.
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1/30/2025 Town Hall: Our first Live Town Hall of 2025 was an enlightening discussion of the journey from bench to bedside care for EB, with three insightful points of view! Hosted by EBRP CEO Michael Hund, this Town Hall featured three incredible speakers: Kate Holler, Dr. Jamie Feinstein, and Dr. Ganna Bilousova.
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11/26/2024 Town Hall: The EBRP team is joined by Elizabeth Hoffman, mom to Demah and passionate EB advocate, and Victoria Prieto Filice, Project Manager and Outreach Lead at Eliksa Therapeutics, whose exciting work EBRP has proudly funded. We discuss the complications of Junctional EB, corneal abrasions, and emerging therapies in this space.
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10/25/24 Town Hall: ​This will be a public discussion led by Team EBRP along with Emily Kubik, Elodie's mom and EBRP Board Member, Kristan Khtikian, Plunge for Elodie Co-Chair & Co-Creator, and Annie and Patterson McKenzie, EB warriors and advocates. We'll be discussing how the Plunge has grown into an international movement, helps EB families rally their communities, and directly led to progress in the field of EB.
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9/24/24 Town Hall: A public discussion with Vice President of DEBRA International, Humphrey Hanley, and leading EB researcher from Thomas Jefferson University, Andrew South, PhD, whose exciting work EBRP has proudly funded. We discuss the complications of EB that come with getting older, squamous cell carcinoma, and emerging therapies in this space. ​
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8/20/24 Town Hall: EBRP's inaugural town hall! A public discussion hosted by our CEO, Michael Hund, leading EB researcher from Stanford University, Anthony Oro, MD, PhD, whose exciting work EBRP has proudly funded, and Kirk Brazeau, father to Archer, a 6-year-old living with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB). 
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recent Webinars

Watch this community council with the Chiesi Total Care Team, where we delved into the comprehensive support services offered to patients. For a full recap of the Chiesi Total Care Community Council, click HERE. 
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Watch this webinar on gene therapy for EB and ongoing clinical trials with Abeona Therapeutics, Castle Creek Biosciences, and Wings Therapeutics.

Watch the video below to learn about Abeona's VIITAL Phase 3 Clinical Trial and EB Wound Care Tips.

Watch "What You Need to Know to Participate in the DeFi-RDEB Clinical Study" presented by Anna Bruckner, MD, MSCS and M. Peter Marinkovich, MD to learn about Castle Creek Biosciences' DeFi-RDEB Study, a Phase 3 Clinical Trial for treatment of Recessive Dystrophic EB.

other RECENT Presentations

EBRP Update, Chat with Phoenix Tissue Repair, & Mental Health​ Practices | June 9, 2020
Presented by: Michael Hund, MBA, Sanuj Ravindran, MD, Mark de Souza, PhD, Robin Newman, MSW
WATCH RECORDING

Caregiver Role Strain | October 28, 2019
Presented by: Dr. Anne Lynch Jordan, PhD and Andy Helgeson, BSN, RN
WATCH RECORDING

Clinical Trials Update | October 30, 2019
Presented by:
Dr. Emily Gorell, DO, MS, Dr. Albert Chiou, MD, MBA, John Maslowski, Dr. Peter Marinkovich, MD, Suma Krishnan, Dr. Amy Paller, MD, Janet Boylan
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  • Epidermolysis Bullosa
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  • Research
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