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SUMMARY:Conversations with the LRG: Staying Alive in Difficult Times
DESCRIPTION:REcording available on FacebookJoin us on May 21\, 2020 at 1PM ET for the next in our “Conversations with the LRG” series. In this presentation\, Executive Director\, Norman Scherzer will be joined by staff member and Data Analyst\, Jerry Call and by Professor David Josephy to discuss relevant scientific topics including the impact of COVID-19 on GIST patients\, and thoughts on promising research for GIST. There will be a 15-minute Q & A at the end of the presentation. \nYou may submit questions in advance to Mary Garland\, Communications Director: mgarland@liferaftgroup.org \nYou will also be able to submit questions during the presentation that will be answered at the end. \nAbout the Panelists:\n\nAs founder and Executive Director of the LRG\, Norman leverages his extensive experience in the communicable disease sector which included 25 years at the Center for Disease Control and from his position as Assistant Commissioner of Health for New York City\, to help cancer patients both survive and thrive. \nSee Norman Scherzer’s presentation Personal Cancer Survival Plan and the accompaniment Personal Cancer Survival Plan (PDF) \n\nLRG Staff member\, Jerry Call\, is an expert in the science and treatment of GIST. Jerry has been part of the Life Raft Group since its beginnings\, and is currently serving as a Data Analyst\, helping to identify vital information to help patients survive and thrive. \nRead Jerry Call’s latest study\, featured in LRG Science\, Survival in advanced GIST has improved over time and correlates with increased access to post-imatinib tyrosine kinase inhibitors: results from Life Raft Group Registry \n\nDr. David Josephy is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Guelph in Canada and serves as President of Life Raft Group Canada. He has given presentations globally on understanding the basics of GIST in his GIST 101 lecture. \nSee Dr. Josephy’s presentation The Biology of GIST – What Every Patient Needs to Know.
URL:https://liferaftgroup.org/event/conversations-staying-alive/
LOCATION:The Life Raft Group\, 155 US Highway 46\, Ste. 202\, Wayne Plaza II\, Wayne\, NJ\, 07470\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Fundraising
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SUMMARY:Life Raft Group Canada - Kitchener Get-Together
DESCRIPTION:This is an invitation for GIST patients\, caregivers\, and anyone interested in GIST (Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors) to get together to lear more about this rate disease and share collective knowledge about living with and managing GIST. \nSunday\, May 26th\, 2019 – 2PM-4PM\nDoors open at 1:30 \n\nHazel McLeod will lead an informal round-table discussion\n \nDavid Josephy will give a GIST presentation that includes a Q&A session\nDavid Josephy is a Professor 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 2008. 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. \n\nTo REGISTER or for further INFORMATION \n please reply to this email or\ncontact Life Raft Group Canada\n855-574-4478\ninfo@liferaftgroup.ca
URL:https://liferaftgroup.org/event/life-raft-group-canada-kitchener-get-together/
LOCATION:Mill Courtland Community Centre\, 216 Mill Street\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Events,International
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ORGANIZER;CN="Malcolm Sutherland%2C GIST Sarcoma Life Raft Group Canada":MAILTO:malcolm.sutherland@liferaftgroup.ca
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