Central IL - Adv in Ds Cog Research - 03/23 & 03/24

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Please forward the following information to your membership:

Please register online to attend this free presentation by Dr. Schoen called, "Advances in Down Syndrome Cognitive Research." A limited number of childcare slots are available at each event. Sign-up through the online registration process. For more information, contact HOIDSA at or email info@....

Advances in Down Syndrome Cognitive Research

Presenter: Dr. Schoen , President, RDS

Prior to joining Research Down Syndrome, C. Schoen, PhD was President, Medical Device Testing Consultancy, a firm which specializes in in vitro Diagnostics development, manufacturing and testing consulting. Bob was employed for 23 years with Abbott Laboratories, where he held a variety of management positions in Abbott Diagnostics, including Research and Development, Quality Assurance and Manufacturing. Bob obtained a Doctorate in Human Genetics and Cell Biology from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, and conducted post-doctoral research at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame.

March 23, 2012

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Springhill Suites by Marriott

2701 West Lake Avenue, Peoria, IL

Register online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/221808

March 24, 2012

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Dunlap Middle School

5200 Cedar Hills Dr., Dunlap, IL

Register online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/221811

Research Down Syndrome (RDS) is among the leading sources of private funding for Down syndrome related cognitive research. RDS supports and funds Down syndrome cognitive research initiatives designed to identify the basis of the intellectual impairments associated with Down syndrome, including Alzheimer’s disease and learning disabilities.

Some research institutions receiving support from RDS for their research include s Hopkins University and Stanford University. Research Down Syndrome (RDS) is a legal

corporate entity, and is a 501© (3) nonprofit organization designated by the Internal Revenue Code. For more information, go to www.researchds.org, or contact RDS

at info@... or .