TONIGHT: March 2nd at 9 PM in room 307 of the Jacob and Dreizel Glueck Center for Jewish Study:
The Yeshiva University Student Medical Ethics Society and the Center for the Jewish Future present
Genetic Screening:
The Most Important Test You'll Ever Take
Learn about the importance of genetic testing, the different screening programs, and the halachic issues pertaining to genetic screening.
Featuring
Rav Mordechai Willig
Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS)
Rosh Yeshiva at the Mazer School of Talmudic Studies
Rabbi of Young Israel of Riverdale
and
Rachel T. Klein, MS, CGC
ABGC Certified Genetic Counselor
Holy Name Hospital
Member: New York Presbyterian Healthcare System
Affiliate: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
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Tuesday, March 2nd
9:00 PM
Glueck Center Room 307
Refreshments will be served!
Co-sponsored by SOY and YSU
Good idea. Do they follow this up with a visit by Dor Yesharim?
ReplyDeleteThere will be open testing performed by NYU on campus next week, and a Dor Yeshorim trip to one of their testing locations is being organized as well (don't ask why it isn't going to be here, it's complicated).
ReplyDeleteThis sounds goooood.
ReplyDeleteI'm asking ;).
(p.s. I checked the NYU site. It doesn't seem to be affiliated w/ Dor Yeshorim. I was curious about schools that bring Dor Yeshorim into their facilities so the boys don't have to go to the less than attractive Dor Yeshorim locations...)
They're not affiliated with DY at all - DY is "closed testing" wherein you don't know your genetic carrier status, whereas with NYU you get a full report that discloses all of your results. DY isn't a fan of open testing (hence the politics), so it's been difficult scheduling both organizations to run drives on campus.
ReplyDeleteI have a post I've been working on that explains the difference between the two and why genetic screening is important. So hopefully that, along with the others that are in-progress will get posted soon.