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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Damon Cronshaw

'Dogged persistence': the mission for research funding for rare diseases

Professor Tracy Dudding-Byth will receive an OAM on Australia Day for her rare diseases advocacy work. Picture by Simone De Peak

When Professor Tracy Dudding-Byth began working on rare diseases, she couldn't understand why they weren't a research priority.

Her shared mission to change this was a great success, leading to her being honoured as a Member of the Order of Australia.

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