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David Biedrzycki Tour Schedule

Posted by Karen Chelcun Schreiber On November - 16 - 2009

Schedule:

Monday, December 7th : Jefferson Elementary (3 shows)
Speas Elementary(1 show)
Tuesday, December 8th: Middle Fork Elementary(2 shows AM)
Griffith (2 shows PM)
Wednesday, December 9th: Brunson Elementary (4 shows, all day)
Thursday, December 10th: Lewisville Elementary(2 shows AM)
Meadowlark Elementary(2 shows PM)
Friday, December 11th: Kimmel Farm Elementary (4 shows, all day)

The Media Coordinator names and the school addresses below:

Middle Fork Elementary
Lisa England
3125 Williston Rd.
Walkertown, NC 27051

Brunson Elementary
Deborah Schultz-Fidali
155 N. Hawthorne Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27104

Meadowlark Elementary
Betty Weik
401 Meadowlark Dr.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106

Kimmel Farm Elementary
Walter Carmichael
4672 Ebert Rd
Winston-Salem, NC 27127

Griffith Elementary
Phyllis Herring
1385 W. Clemmonsville Rd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27127

Lewisville Elementary
Anne Rich
150 Lucy Lane
Lewisville, NC 27023

Jefferson Elementary
Anna Chamis
4000 Jefferson School Ln.
Winston-Salem, NC 27106

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HDGC Research: In pursuit of stomach cancer prevention

Posted by Karen Chelcun Schreiber On November - 11 - 2009

A  prestigious James Cook Fellowship has been awarded to researcher Parry Guilford, University of Otazo, New Zealand, to pursue innovative research aimed at reversing or preventing the very early stages of stomach cancer.

Read Parry Guilford’s personal post detailing his exciting research plan for HDGC / CDH1 gene research.  His two year fellowship will begin in March, 2010.

 

The University of Otago announces Parry Guilford’s exciting award for  stomach cancer research.

More information about The Royal Society of New Zealand James Cook Research Fellowships.

Parry Guilford; Cancer Genetics Laboratory, University of Otago

The James Cook Fellowship provides funding for two years of concentrated research, free of teaching and administrative commitments.  My planned research is built broadly around establishing methods to assess individual risk of developing gastric cancer.  As we all know, CDH1 mutation carriers have a lifetime risk of around 70-80% of developing diffuse gastric cancer, but we have little understanding of an individual’s actual risk at any particular point in time. A better understanding of this would help individual carriers decide what the best time for surgical intervention is.  Read the rest of this entry »

CDH1 gene mutation causes stomach cancer: How is it inherited?

Posted by Karen Chelcun Schreiber On November - 7 - 2009

CDH1 Mutations and Inheritance

By Amy Stettner, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Madison, WI

Our bodies are made up of trillions of tiny cells. We have skin cells, muscle cells, bone cells, stomach cells, etc. Each cell contains a copy of our genetic code. This genetic code is made up of DNA and is packaged into structures called chromosomes. Read the rest of this entry »

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