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Annual Meeting November 11
You won’t want to miss it
The PKU Organization of Illinois 31st annual meeting, will be held
on November 11 in the Chicago area. It promises to be a great one.
This yearly event gives PKU families an opportunity to get together to
learn, visit, and sample new food products. This year’s feature
speakers will be Dr. Richard Koch and Dr. Randy Eisensmith.
Richard Koch, M.D. is an internationally recognized pioneer in the
care of children with metabolic problems. His particular specialty is
Phenylketonuria (PKU). Dr. Koch's career spans more than 40 years and
includes clinical care, research, teaching, and advocacy for
individuals with developmental disabilities.
Randy
Eisensmith, Ph.D. is a professor at the Institute of Gene Therapy
and Molecular Medicine and Department of Human Genetics at Mount Sinai
School of Medicine in New York. He is actively involved with gene
therapy research and will educate us on current developments in this
exciting field of research.
We also are planning to include other activities and speakers
including Jean Koch, author of the PKU Story book, Dr. Burton, Dr.
Hoganson, Dr. Wong, Vendor tables displaying food products and
information, Annual Raffle, Product table, Snack/Holiday Cookie
exchange.
Our annual raffle is a great fundraising source for the
organization. Please consider helping in this area by selling raffle
tickets, which will be mailed to you soon, or finding additional
raffle prizes that can be awarded.
The board is still in the planning stages for this event and will
add additional items and details as we finalize plans. Watch your mail
for more information on this event.
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