Newswise — Dr. Harry Ostrer, professor of pediatrics, pathology and medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center will be conducting genetic screening at four college campuses in Boston on February 1st and 2nd. Individuals interested in being screened should sign- up online at www.med.nyu.edu/genetics.
WHAT: Dr. Ostrer will conduct genetic screening for the following genetic diseases: Bloom syndrome, Canavan’s disease, Tay - Sachs disease, cystic fibrosis, glycogen storage disease 1a, familial dysautonomia, familial hyperinsulinism, Fanconi’s anemia, Gaucher’s disease, fragile X syndrome, maple syrup urine disease, Niemann-Pick disease , mucolipidosis IV, Usher’s syndrome and nemaline myopathy.
Background on Dr. Ostrer: As a young medical school student in NYC, Boston-born Harry Ostrer set up his first genetics screening program in 1975. As a result, he decided he to become a medical geneticist in order to do research about the causes of genetic disease and work toward identifying cures and preventions. Thirty-five years later, Dr. Ostrer is bringing genetic screening to academic campuses.
WHEN: Monday, February 1 and Tuesday, February 2, 2010
WHERE: February 1, 2010:Boston UniversityHillel House, 213 Bay State Road, 4th Floor 9am – 1pm, Northeastern UniversityCurry Student Center, Room 3342pm-6pm February 2, 2010MITStratton Student Center, Building W20, Room 4009am-1pm Brandeis UniversityLurias Room, Upper Sherman 4pm-8pm
FOR REQUESTS FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS with Dr. Ostrer, please contact:Lorinda KleinNYU Langone Medical CenterOffice of Communications and Public Affairs212-404-3533917.693.4846[email protected]
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