Upcoming 2012 1p36 DSA Conference News

Details are still being finalized for the 2012 1p36 Deletion Support & Awareness conference in July but we thought you'd like to know about a some of the speakers in the line up.  

We're excited that Dr. Robert Hopkin, associate professor of clinical genetics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, will be at this year's conference!  Dr. Hopkin was the keynote speaker at theDr. Hopkin at the 2011 conference. 2011 conference and, to our delight, held an extended question and answer session with the families.  His insight is invaluable as he spends much of his time at Cincinnati Children's Hospital treating patients with genetic disorders including those with 1p36 Deletion Syndrome.  Dr. Hopkin is committed to improving outcomes for patients afflicted with genetic disorders and he has become an important advocate for research on specific symptoms of 1p36 Deletion Syndrome.

Dr. Hopkin will be joined by Ashley Brazil, a genetic counseling graduate student at University of Cincinnati.  Ashley is focusing her thesis project on 1p36 Deletion Syndrome and will present details about the project and will be recruiting families to participate in a survey.

You will be excited to hear that Dr. Lisa Shaffer, co-founder of Signature Genomics and long time supporter of families affected by 1p36 Deletion Syndrome will also be attending the conference in July.  Dr. Shaffer will give a presentation on 1p36 Deletion Syndrome and its history. She will also talk about what research has been done up to now, which much of it she has been a big part of.  Dr. Shaffer has been offering her expertise and support to 1p36 DSA since before the organization officially existed.  We are thrilled and grateful that she will be able to join us!

We are also happy that Dr. Bernice E. Morrow, Professor of Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will also be speaking on her 1p36 Deletion Syndrome research.  Dr. Morrow has been focusing on how 1p36 Deletion effects genes found elsewhere in the genome.  

So as you can see, this year's conference is shaping up to be very informative.  If you haven't registered yet, please do.  Early bird registration has been extended to the end of May.  Here is the link to more information about the conference and how to register:  http://www.1p36dsa.org/2012-conference-info/ 

Hope to see you in July!