To participate in this study, you must be an NF1 patient with either higher or lower than average neurofibroma numbers. Let's join together to celebrate our achievements, our shared heritage and our future. As we face the challenge of bringing genetics out of the laboratories and into real people's lives, this weekend program will provide an opportunity for open societal dialogue about these critical and promising issues.
Registration is required for all events.
Youth in Grades 7 - 12 are invited to participate in a 1500 word essay contest. The People's Genome Celebration Weekend will launch the genetics youth coalition. This will be of broad interest to the research community. It is targeted toward those scientists who are interested in isolating genes that cause neurological disorders or affect their severity, whether they be single gene or more genetically complex disorders. The RFA could support family studies, linkage analysis, positional cloning, etc.