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SYNOPSES OF PAST SPEAKER SERIES MEETINGS
May 4, 2013
Seattle was the host city for this year’s ARVO (Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) conference and we were fortunate to have these ARVO attendees be Guest Speakers at our Seattle Chapter meeting:
Timothy J. Schoen, Ph.D.
Director, Science and Research Communications, FFB
Topic: "Moving Towards a Cure"
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David Gamm, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Emmett A. Humble Distinguished Director, McPherson Eye Research Institute
Sandra Lemke Trout Chair in Eye Research
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Topic: "Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: What They Are, and Why Should You Care?"
August 11, 2012
Dr. Tom Reh, Professor of Biological Structure, University of Washington School of Medicine, spoke about the latest advancements in stem cell research. After the Speaker Series, members of the Seattle Chapter met to discuss their goals for chapter, input on topics for future speaker series and the parameters for organizing social and networking groups.
February 25, 2012
At the WA Talking Books and Braille Library, we learned, from Linda A. Ramsdell, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at Seattle Children's Hospital, about inheritance patterns and the different types of genetic testing. Then, Danielle Miller discussed the new digital player available at WA Talking Books, where you can download books from your computer to a zip drive and play them just like a tape. She said this is what keeps people young, as they have over 60 individuals over 100 years old use their services!
For information feel free to contact them below:
Linda A. Ramsdell, MS, CGC (206) 987-2663
Danielle Miller (206) 615-1588
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