April 2018 Session Details
Improving Personal Health Using Genomic Information - Facts and Fiction
Presented by Val Sheffield, MD, PhD
Advances in technology now make it possible to decode parts or all of a person's genetic makeup for a couple hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars. Results can provide predictive information regarding health and future health.
Join medical geneticist Dr. Val Sheffield, The Roy J. Carver Chair in Molecular Genetics and Director of the Division of Medical Genetics in Pediatrics at the University of Iowa, as he discusses how genomic information is currently used, its reliability, and the strengths and weaknesses it poses.
Date: April 3rd
Time: 6:00 - 7:00pm
Location: Jump Simulation located at 1306 N. Berkeley Ave. Auditorium A
Parking available in the deck at OSF.
Registration:
Register online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/improving-personal-health-using-genomic-information-tickets-43749415680
or contact Kim Deets at 309.680.8613 or kdeets@uic.edu.
Cost: Free
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