Chat Tonight With Dr Gropman From 9-10PM Eastern - Please Print These Chat Instructions To Make It Easier

[Guest guest]

Tonight, Dr. Gropman, from town University and the Center for functional and molecular imaging and Adjunct Scientist (genetics) in the Medical Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute will be our special guest. We anticipate many participants and questions, thus we will use the following format. We realize that the format is somewhat strict but this allows us to have order and to make our guest comfortable. If you are coming to view the chat and not ask a question - please logoff and log back in as a "guest". This will allow the maximum number of people who have questions the opportunity. If you have asked a question and it has been answered, please log off and log back in as a guest so that others have the opportunity to enter the chat. You will be able to read the remainder of the chat. The chat allows a certain number of participants and when we exceed that number, no one else is allowed to enter.As you enter the room, you will be given a number which will beopenly given on the chat site. That number is sequential thus in theorder you entered. When your number comes up, you may ask onequestion and only one question will be open for the doctor at atime. When she has completed answering the question the next personin the sequential order will be allowed to post their question. Youwill be notified by private message when it is your turn to ask yourquestion just prior to the time to post it. You might find ithelpful to have pre-posted the question in preparation for enteringbut be very careful not to hit the send key until you have beengiven clearance to do so. Please post your question in ALL CAPS asthis will help Dr Gropman recognize each new question. In this case -it will not be considered shouting. When our guest has completedanswering the question she will post a "?" to let us know that sheis ready for the next question to be asked.Please reserve this chat for questions to be asked of our guestonly. It is a very special gift of time and expertise that the guestis offering us and we need to treat our guest with respect. If youwish to chat with someone in the room, please go to the private chatand communicate. Anyone who violates the instructions will receive awarning. If a second warning is necessary, the person will losetheir privilege to be in the chat and will be removed. We hope thatwe don't find it necessary to do this.The chat transcript will be available on the MDA website as soon asit has been edited by Dr Gropman and the MDA Chat Administrator.Sometimes this takes a considerable amount of time as theseindividuals are very busy. We ask for your patience while this isbeing prepared. We are very happy you have joined us tonight andhope you enjoy this special chat session. We also express ourgratitude to Dr Gropman for being with us tonight.Dr. Gropman is an Assistant professor of pediatrics and neurology attown University and the Center for functional and molecularimaging and Adjunct Scientist (genetics) in the Medical GeneticsBranch, National Human Genome Research Institute. She is boardcertified in pediatrics, neurology with special qualifications inchild neurology and clinical genetics. She received her M.D. fromthe University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed herpediatric training at the s Hopkins Hospital and trained inNeurology and Child Neurology at the Washington Universityand the Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC. Shecompleted a genetics fellowship at the National Institutes ofHealth, Bethesda, MD, and completed a research postdoctoralfellowship there through a Medical Institute Physicianpostdoctoral fellowship. Dr. Gropman is the founder and director ofthe Neurogenetics Clinic at the Children's National Medical Center.She has been a co-investigator on a number of NIH intramuralclinical studies through NHGRI and NICHD; and provides medicalexpertise to the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation and is amember of the medical and scientific advisory board.To enter chat go tohttp://database.azstarnet.com/dynamic/plsql/mdachat25Be sure to enter the Mitochondrial ChatChat is held from 9 to 10 PM Eastern Time ZoneIf you need a time zone converter, please determine your time bygoing tohttp://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/Alice