A Colorado Life Raft support group meeting is being held on Saturday, Sept.
7th at 11:00am in the Denver suburbs (80111 area code). All GISTers and caregivers/family are welcome.
With David Josephy of The Life Raft Group Canada
Please email for specifics if interested.
John Abrams
LRG Colorado State Leader
Special Guest: David Josephy
David Josephy is a Profesor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Guelph, where he has taught for more than 35 years. He has been President of GIST Sarcoma Life Raft Group Canada (LRGC) since its inception in 2009. In 2010, David spent a sabbatical term working in the laboratory of Dr. Jonathan Fletcher, a leading GIST researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. David is a member of the Science Team of The Life Raft Group (USA) and collaborates with GIST patient support groups around the world. His research interests are in the field of Molecular Toxicology. He is particularly interested in the scientific basis for development of new small-molecule drugs for GIST
