Opening Session
Welcome remarks by Local and Institutional Authorities.
IWRAS26International Workshop on RASopathies
Science moves fasterwhen every voice is in the room.
IWRAS26 connects research, clinical practice and patient communities to turn knowledge into better care.
- Date
- 17–18 September 2026
- Place
- Rectorate · University of Málaga
International workshop onRASopathiesIWRAS26
ResearchClinical practicePatient communities
Málaga · 17–18 September 2026
2focused days
3round tables
1connected community
Researchers · Clinicians · Families · Advocates
Why IWRAS26
Different perspectives.
One path forward.
RASopathies affect people and families far beyond their medical symptoms. Progress requires us to connect the worlds of discovery, care and lived experience.
Over two days in Málaga, IWRAS26 creates space for the latest scientific advances, open clinical dialogue and the invaluable perspective of patients and caregivers. The goal is direct: stronger collaboration that translates into meaningful support and more effective treatments.
“What happens in the lab must translate into better care in the clinic and real support at home.”The IWRAS26 Organising Committee
Inaugural Conference
Bioinformatics: Essential support for rare disease diagnosis, clinical assays and treatment.
Dr. Juan A. G. Ranea · IBIMA-Rare, UMA, SpainSession 1 · Patient and Caregiver Perspective
Chair: Dr. Marina Calleja Reina · Talks by Marcos Mengual Hinojosa, Dr. Jaime Aranda Durán, Dr. Jesús M. Bonill Jiménez, Dr. Florencio Pazos and Dr. Encarnación Postigo Pinazo.
Coffee Break & Networking
Round Table 1 · Needs and Advances in Patient Care
Educational hurdles, psychosocial support and multidisciplinary care pathways.
Lunch Break
Session 2 · Research & Future Prospects
Chair: Dr. Fernando Cabrera Bueno · Clinical endpoints, SYNGAP1, personalised medicine, neurology and CRISPR iPSC models.
Round Table 2 · Future Perspectives on RASopathies Research
Multi-omics integration, funding, international registries and cooperative clinical trials.
Workshop interpreter: Dr Laura Parrilla Gómez · UPO, Spain
Scientific & organising committee
Built by a multidisciplinary team.
- 01Dr. Encarnación Postigo Pinazo
- 02Dr. Francisca Sánchez Jiménez
- 03Dr. Juan A. G. Ranea
- 04Dr. María Elena Rojano Rivera
- 05Dr. Manuel Bernal Muñoz
- 06Dr. Raquel Yahyaoui Macías
- 07Dr. James Richard Perkins
- 08Dr. Pedro Seoane Zonjic
Meet in Málaga
Rectorate of the University of Málaga
A landmark academic and cultural building in the historic centre, beside Málaga Park, the Alcazaba and the port.
Avenida de Cervantes, 229071 Málaga, SpainOpen in Maps
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17–18 September 2026University of Málaga · Spain
Supported by
Collaboration makes this possible.
Supported by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme and national and regional institutions advancing rare-disease research.
