2nd International Seminar and Workshop on Fragile X, Autism, and Related Disorders

Fragile-X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited intellectual disabilities (ID). The clinical signs are intellectual disabilities, hyperactive, autism, psychoneurologic disorders, and macroorchidism (testes enlargement) in male. The common affected is in males; however, carrier female could have a mild intellectual disability such as learning difficulties, without other symptoms. Some clinically normal males (Normal Transmitting Males) are known to carry and transmit the fragile X mutation to their daughter. In advance age, carriers of FXS could develop Fragile-X-Associated Tremor Ataxia (FXTAS), a neurodegenerative disorder.

Within the framework of long collaboration with the Medical Investigation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND) Institute, UC Davis, USA; Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University (FMDU) Semarang Indonesia will organize a 2nd International workshop on Fragile X Syndrome, Autism and Related Disorders. This workshop comprises also a talk show session, which will present some cases of autism and ID patients.

(Excerpt taken from the seminar’s leaflet)

The event will take place in Semarang, 7 August 2010. Please refer to the leaflet below (downloadable) and register for your ensured participation in the event.

Regards,

Rahajeng

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Announcement for Lectures of Prof. Cremers, 2010

Center for Biomedical Research (CEBIOR) Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University, Semarang Indonesia in collaboration with Department of Human Genetics Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands is announcing a lecture and presentation event by Prof. dr. Frans P.M. Cremers, PhD.

Below is short introduction of Prof. Frans Cremers:

In 1984, he finished his master Biology at the Radboud University Nijmegen (main subject: molecular biology). He performed his PhD study at the Department of Human Genetics, in the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre and received a cum laude PhD in 1991 on the thesis entitled: ‘Positional cloning of a candidate gene for choroideremia’. In 2004 he was appointed full professor Molecular Biology of Inherited Eye Diseases, and in 2009, he was also appointed Adjunct Honorary Professor in Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. In 2005 he was appointed Programme Director of the topmaster ‘Molecular Mechanisms of Disease’. From 1992 – 2010, he supervised 12 PhD students and numerous BSc and MSc students. He was awarded the ’Internationalizations Award 2010 of the Radboud University Nijmegen’ for his continued efforts to facilitate MSc and PhD students to study in the Netherlands,and to foster international collaborations.

Lectures and presentation will be held 21-23 July 2010, from 08.30 a.m. in 3rd floor of Faculty building, Faculty of Medicine Diponegoro University Semarang.

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The Tobacco Epidemic: Problems, Conflicts, Solutions

Dear all,

I mentioned before that I was asked to speak about tobacco for a group of medical students few weeks ago. I wrote a more comprehensive review of the tobacco epidemic in Indonesia into my blog in doc2doc, “The Cure of The Tobacco Epidemic”.

At the event I brought up the issue of the tobacco epidemic; the problems, conflicts and solutions. This presentation is aimed to highlight the importance of consumer perception, the tobacco and anti-tobacco campaign “wars”, the socio-economic context of the tobacco epidemic in Indonesia and how physicians can contribute in curing this epidemic.

I have uploaded the presentation from that event to Slideshare.

For further reading, please do check the last slide with a list of great reference sites.

Regards,

Rahajeng

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