The National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation is pleased to announce that our first PostDoctoral Fellowship Grant has been awarded to Ayelet Erez, M.D., Ph.D. of the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine. The award was formally announced at our recent 2008 NUCDF Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Dr. Erez was on hand to receive the award and provide conference participants with an overview of her involvement in urea cycle disorders research and her current project.
The purpose of the NUCDF's Fellowship Grant is to improve the quality of care for UCD-affected individuals by attracting promising new investigators with interest in biochemical genetics to the field of urea cycle disorders. The Fellowship helps support postdoctoral Fellows specialize and focus on research, clinical treatment and coordination of multidisciplinary care of UCDs in the United States, while advancing the understanding and treatment of our disorders.
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New! The Wall Street Journal: Addressing the Fallout of Newborn Screening
Government and Researchers Seek to Reduce False Positives, Improve Physician Education and Follow-Up for Families: The recent adoption of widespread screening of newborns for congenital health problems is saving thousands of lives every year, identifying potentially deadly conditions in time to begin treatment... Click Here for More Information
ARCHIVED for access! Interactive CME seminars Behavioral Disorders, sponsored by Exceptional Parent
Autism Program Part I: The Early Warning Signs, Diagnosis, Intervention, Treatment and Management of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Infants, Children, and Young Adults.
October 17, 2007 at 7:00pm Eastern Time Click Here for More Information
Autism Program Part II: Psychosocial Issues That Impact on the Overall Management of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children and Young Adults.
October 24, 2007 at 7:00pm Eastern time Click Here for More Information
Mark Batshaw, M.D., Principle Investigator for the Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium and member of the NUCDF Medical Advisory Board, was interviewed by Good Morning America for a segment that aired May 7, 2006. The segment profiled the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Centers, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The segment focused on our Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium as an example of this pioneering NIH project.
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