Category Archives: Genetic Medicine

Deadly Medicine Panel Discussion: Meanings and Implications of Nazism and Eugenics
On March 29, 2012, a distinguished panel of speakers shared personal experiences and scholarly knowledge of eugenics in Nazi Germany at the University of Michigan. This panel provided an opportunity for the speakers to reflect on the past, and discuss the implications of the exhibition Deadly Medicine to memory, medical practice, and genetic medicine today. Sabine Hildebrandt, MD, moderated the discussion of the panelists: Martin Lowenberg; Emanuel Tanay, MD; Geoff Eley, Ph.D; and Sharon LR Kardia, Ph.D. The Deadly Medicine exhibit installation and related events were generously cosponsored by the University of Michigan #39;s Medical School Dean #39;s Office, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, Center for International and Comparative Studies, Institute for the Humanities, Department of Medical Education: Division of Anatomical Sciences, History Department, Jean Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Program in Science, Technology and Society, Genetic Counseling Program, and Department of Human Genetics. Music adapted from: "Pond" by Shimoda ccmixter.org is licensed under a Creative Commons license: creativecommons.org Except where otherwise noted, this work is subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. Details and exceptions (www.lib.umich.eduFrom:umlibraryViews:106 1ratingsTime:01:02:58More inEducation

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Cancer Trends Plenary Session (part II) -- Bio-IT World Expo 2012
A plenary roundtable on cancer research trends recorded on April 26, 2012, at the Bio-IT World Expo in Boston. Moderated by Kevin Davies (Bio-IT World chief editor), the guests are (from left to right): John Quackenbush, Professor, Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Julian Adams, President, R D, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Jose Baselga, Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; and Sir John Burn, Professor of Clinical Genetics, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, UK; Medical Director, QuantuMDx LtdFrom:CambridgeHealthtechViews:61 0ratingsTime:43:04More inScience Technology

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Targeting genetic medicine
Tue, Jun 19: A new centre at SickKids is bringing together the brightest minds in patient care, education, policy and research with the goal of one day making individualized treatment a standard of care. Beatrice Politi reports.From:GlobalTorontoViews:17 0ratingsTime:02:15More inNews Politics

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LA Society for the Arts in Healthcare Event
Coverage of a networking party at the home of Lynn and Dr. Ed Crandall involving the USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery which is a member of the Society for the Arts in HealthcareFrom:harrisfromparisViews:133 0ratingsTime:03:37More inEducation

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USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Show
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Yolantha Harrison-Pace: Author, Poet, Playwright
Yolantha Harrison-Pace, Mama Haiti, Haiti, Visual Artist, Poet, Performance Artist, Author, Playwright, Teaching Artist. (Please read artist #39;s statement below.) Artist #39;s Statement: INTERNATIONAL LITERARY ARTIST AND PERFORMANCE WRITER Branded as one of America #39;s Top 100 African American Literary Divas besides such greats as Maya Angelou, Niki Giovanni, Gwendolyn Brooks and Oprah Winfrey, Yolantha Harrison-Pace speaks and shares candidly on how she did it, how she does it and how she insures that she will continue to do it: WRITE! WRITE!! WRITE!!! Guest Newspaper Columnist for the Kentucky Advocate Messenger, Adjunct Reporter and Art Critic for the University of Southern California Institute of Genetic Medicine Arts Museum, co-founder of Germany #39;s Arts Over The Ocean Artists Collaboration, award winning author, and playwright, Pace storms full force into the fray on the war against "writer #39;s block". Her writing workbook, I CAIN #39;T FIND NO PUNKINS, her writing workshops and performance readings provide inspiration, strategies and tools for the novice as well as seasoned literary artist to always be able to craft and hone his or her writing skills.From:FinepointTVViews:6 0ratingsTime:07:51More inPeople Blogs

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