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DTSTAMP:20171207T133507
DTSTART:20180122T190000
DTEND:20180122T203000
SUMMARY:Medicine In Our Backyard
DESCRIPTION:<p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Precision Medicine &amp; Neurodegenerative Diseases</b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b><b>Leslie Thompson, PhD</b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b>Leslie Thompson, PhD, is a professor of Psychiatry &amp; Human Behavior and Biological Chemistry in the UC Irvine School of Medicine and is a professor of Neurobiology &amp; Behavior in the UCI Ayala School of Biological Sciences.</p><p>Dr. Thompson is an expert in neurodegenerative disorders and is a leading researcher into the cause and treatment of Huntington’s Disease, an inherited, incurable and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.&nbsp; Her research, including the potential use of stem cells for treatment, has received funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the National Institutes for Health.</p><p>Dr. Thompson is also a leader in UCI’s precision medicine initiatives.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>DETAILS:</p><ul>    <li>6:30pm doors open</li>    <li>7:00–8:30pm lecture, Q&amp;A</li>    <li>Info: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbplfoundation.org" target="_blank">http://www.nbplfoundation.org/</a>&nbsp;or 949.717.3818</li>    <li>No charge to attend; no reservations required</li></ul>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Precision Medicine &amp; Neurodegenerative Diseases</b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b><b>Leslie Thompson, PhD</b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b>Leslie Thompson, PhD, is a professor of Psychiatry &amp; Human Behavior and Biological Chemistry in the UC Irvine School of Medicine and is a professor of Neurobiology &amp; Behavior in the UCI Ayala School of Biological Sciences.</p><p>Dr. Thompson is an expert in neurodegenerative disorders and is a leading researcher into the cause and treatment of Huntington’s Disease, an inherited, incurable and fatal neurodegenerative disorder.&nbsp; Her research, including the potential use of stem cells for treatment, has received funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the National Institutes for Health.</p><p>Dr. Thompson is also a leader in UCI’s precision medicine initiatives.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>DETAILS:</p><ul>    <li>6:30pm doors open</li>    <li>7:00–8:30pm lecture, Q&amp;A</li>    <li>Info: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbplfoundation.org" target="_blank">http://www.nbplfoundation.org/</a>&nbsp;or 949.717.3818</li>    <li>No charge to attend; no reservations required</li></ul>
LOCATION:Newport Beach Central Library\, Friends Meeting Room\, 1000 Avocado Avenue Newport Beach\, California 92660
CLASS:PUBLIC
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