January 13, 2012 – UM researchers have identified a genetic variant linked to a rare form of paraplegia in a paper titled, “Mutations in the ER-shaping protein reticulon 2 cause the axon-degenerative disorder hereditary spastic paraplegia type 2” published online January 10, 2012 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
January 17, 2012 – Two of the nation’s leading Alzheimer’s disease experts shared the latest in research and prevention strategies to delay onset of this disease at an event hosted by the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics. Gary Small, M.D., author of “The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program,” joined Margaret Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., director of the Hussman Institute, in a lecture and book signing held at UM’s Lois Pope LIFE Center on January 10.
January 10, 2012 – Ten participants enrolled in GEARFit, an extension of the original Genetics, Exercise and Research (GEAR) program, have been recognized for their exercise achievements in the GEAR Games Challenge.
January 5, 2012 – Evadnie Rampersaud, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., Research Assistant Professor at the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, has been selected as one of the six 2011 winners of the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine Faculty Citizenship Award.