UC Davis Graduating Student Poised to Help Those With Rare Condition

Hundreds of Undergraduates to Attend Fall Commencement Saturday

“When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.”

In medicine, this maxim recommends attributing symptoms to common conditions rather than rare ones.

Jeevan Mann of Yuba City, California, however, identifies as a zebra — someone with a rare genetic condition — and he is already working to help others like himself as he graduates from the University of California, Davis, Saturday.