Sam Rhine’s GUC in Indiana – IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY!

If you have never attended one of Sam Rhine’s Genetics Update Conferences (GUC), you have really missed out on a fantastic resource for you and your students. Sam Rhine is one of our own – a Hoosier boy, born and raised right here in Indiana. He has been covering the country and parts of the world for many years now, teaching our students (and us) about genetics, cancer, HIV/AIDS, bioethics and the latest updates on the literature in the biological sciences as it applies to human medical genetics. I consider his conference an important part of my advanced biology curriculum. Sam covers in one day what it would take me weeks to do in class.  My students are deeply affected by the conference and more than a few have turned towards a career in biology because of what they saw and heard there. Below is Sam’s itinerary for the school year. Please consider adding this conference to your already busy schedule and filled curriculum. Sam provided me with the following information and dates:

This year’s programs will focus on three areas:

1. Practical applications of the Human Genome Project - SNPs and CNVs  and risk factors for Common Human Diseases
2. Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Engineering – producing human tissues and organs in the lab; includes finger regeneration & face transplants
3. Update on Stem Cell Therapy with special emphasis on iPS – induced Pluripotent Stem cells made from skin - no embryos involved!

The entire North American schedule can be found and the details for pre-registering for any conference can be found at: www.samrhine.com

If you have any questions contact Sam at:   srhine@aol.com

1. Indians State University                 November 17, 2008
2. Jasper High School                       November 26, 2008
3. Riley HS – South Bend                   December  4, 2008
4. Purdue – North Central Campus     January 12, 2009
5. Evansville Central HS                    January 13, 2009
6. Jefferson HS – Lafayette                Rescheduled for March 11, 2009
7. Shelbyville HS                               January 16, 2009
8. Goshen HS                                     March  9, 2009
9. Purdue – Calumet Campus             March 10, 2009
10. Northrop HS – Fort Wayne              March 16, 2009
11. I U P U I                                            March 18, 2009

Submitted by Kirk A. Janowiak