{"id":2545,"date":"2026-04-21T16:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/thehub\/?page_id=2545"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:37:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:37:46","slug":"rare-disease-research-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/thehub\/rare-disease-research-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Disease Research Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-container--full fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-6 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pb--sm-3\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tertiaryLight)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--center fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--between\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pb--5 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