Brittany Galante is a genetic counselor and researcher who was born with hypermobile Ehlers Danlos syndrome (hEDS), a connective tissue disorder. After conducting her master’s thesis on hEDS diagnostics in healthcare, she became an advocate within the EDS community.

Her journey of advocacy and research eventually led her to the Rare Advocacy Movement (RAM). Brittany serves as the chief interdepartmental communications advisor at RAM, a role that gives her the opportunity to support not only her local rare disease community, but the global community as well.

Her goal with RAM is to create a healthcare infrastructure that gives any person living with a rare disease access to efficient and accurate diagnostic services. By helping to build this infrastructure, she is paving a new path for genetic counselors worldwide. Currently, she is conducting another research study on hEDS diagnostics in healthcare, while also serving as a mentor for a graduate student’s separate research study centered on hEDS healthcare after diagnosis.

In her free time, Brittany enjoys both painting and baking.