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Podcast: It Happened To Me: A Rare Disease and Medical Challenges Podcast
Episode: #19 Pierre Robin Syndrome with Corinne Merlino
Description: Corinne Merlino was born with Pierre Robin Syndrome, a rare congenital birth defect that affects craniofacial development. Navigating life as a patient from a young age sparked her passion for science, medicine, and advocacy, and ultimately inspired her to pursue a career in genetic counseling.
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Corinne currently works as a clinical research coordinator for -The Palliative and Advanced Illness Research- or (PAIR) Center- at The University of Pennsylvania. There she supports multiple studies focused on improving the effectiveness and efficiency of specialty palliative care services for seriously ill patients.Â
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