Each February, Metrum Research Group raises awareness for our fight against rare diseases. We kicked off February by highlighting a few of these rare diseases, sharing the effects of the diseases, and the hope MetrumRG's work efforts provide.

A remote workforce inspired creativity as Metrum Research Group found ways to remain committed to our mission to fight disease through community outreach. Employee efforts over the past several months have included food and toy donations, an employer-match of employee donations to Direct Relief for COVID-19 efforts, and support for the Alzheimer’s Association and the Lupus Foundation of America. MetrumRG employees also had the opportunity to continue support for the National Society of Black Engineers by reviewing resumes and conducting mock interviews with students. 

When the world changed in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and many people began to feel disconnected, MetrumRG stepped up to keep our team members engaged with each other and with our mission to improve health and defeat disease. Since we could not partake in our normal outreach efforts of collecting food, working on a Habitat for Humanity project, or even just sharing a meal together, creativity came into play. 

Read the latest news, events, and publications from Metrum Research Group in our Winter 2020 Newsletter.

Here’s what you will find in our newsletter:  

• Join MetrumRG at ASCPT: Our workshop, our Booth and an award!
• New models and blog posts on our website!
• Announcement about our newest team members!
• Upcoming events our scientists will be attending or presenting at.
• Publications and presentations by MetrumRG scientists.

The fall season brought several opportunities for MetrumRG employees to give to local communities.

MetrumRG scientists traveled to Orlando, FL to join the American Conference on Pharmacometrics for their 2019 annual meeting in October.

Metrum Research Group staff and families recently participated the Alzheimer’s Association The Longest Day fundraiser. This initiative took place on June 21st, the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight. The goal of this day was to come together to fight the darkness of Alzheimer’s disease. Our employees participated in recognition of the many people we know who have been affected by this disease and also to acknowledge the contributions MetrumRG has made to help fight for a cure (some of this work can be seen here). Participants donated and joined in for a fun evening of playing games together. The game night theme symbolized the effort of keeping the brain active. The event resulted in a nice donation for the Alzheimer’s Association and a fun evening by all who attended.

MetrumRG employees recognized Rare Disease Day on February 28th by participating in the National Organization for Rare Disorder’s Show Your Stripes campaign. While we work every day to develop therapies to fight disease, for the month of February we challenged employees and heightened awareness by highlighting different rare diseases in weekly meetings. On February 28th, we shared a pot luck lunch with a striped food theme and dressed to show off our stripes. MetrumRG employees across the country participated. We had a contest to see who had the best display of stripes and Metrum Research Group pledged a donation for each person that  participated in the stripes challenge. Check out the photos below of our day of recognition!