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• Jon Wolff, MD, valued colleague, practitioner, researcher, and mentor, who in his career contributed to UCSD, Wisconsin- Madison, Roche, and the Genetic Support Foundation April 17, 2020
  

• SIMD20202021 Conference February 28-March 3, 2021, Austin, Texas:  SIMD announces rescheduling of the SIMD Annual Conference, with the same plenary sessions, and still to be in Austin. Registration and abstract submission/resubmission will be open in late summer, 2020.  Posted 5/15/20
  
• New Book:  An exciting new book (and eBook) is out: Mitochondrial Disease Genes Compendium: From Genes to Clinical Manifestations, edited by Dr. Marni Falk.  Members: Please log in and see Messages for details, including discount promo code for SIMD members. Posted 5/14/20 
  
• IEMbase SIMD is participating in the exciting project begun by Drs. Nenad Blau,  Clara van Karnebeek, Wyeth Wasserman and Carlos Ferreria: IEMbase. Posted 5/14/20
  

  IEMbase, a searchable Inborn Errors of Metabolism Knowledgebase See information here.

  
  

• Virtual Conference:  The Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency (SSADHD) Association has changed its plans for a July meeting in Boston, and instead is hosting a two-day virtual meeting July 9-10. Log in to Opportunities or Meetings section to see information. Posted 5/22/20 
  
• Webinar:  ER Doc as Master Diagnostician: The Patient with Recurrent Encephalopathy, a presentation prepared by Dr. Mark Korson, is approved for 0.5 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credit™. Posted 5/15/20 
  
• Webinar:  Free multi-media online/mobile/podcast activity about adjunctive therapy for PKU, sponsored by Biomarin. Ongoing availability. Posted 4/21/20 
  

• Employment Opportunity:  VMP Genetics Physician Support Service is advertising for certified Biochemical Geneticists to be part of an innovative program to provide remote coverage for metabolic faculty. Posted 5/31/20 
  
• Employment Opportunity:  The CHOC Children's Specialists (Orange, California) has a full-time opportunity for a physician who is BE/BC in Biochemical Genetics to join their growing Metabolic team. Posted 4/16/20 
  
• Study Opportunity:  A federally funded multi-center Trial of Dichloroacetate in Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency is underway at U of Florida. Referrals of candidate patients requested; review and consent can be performed remotely Posted 4/9/20 
  
• Educational Opportunity:  On April 29, 2020 at 15:00-17:00 EDT, the "Electronic Genetic Nutrition Academy" is planning a virtual case-based learning project. Posted 4/2/20 
  
• Employment Opportunity:  UCSD Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics is recruiting for an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Medical and Biochemical Genetics. Posted 3/19/20 
  
• Study Opportunitiy:  Applied Therapeutics is enrolling a Phase 1/2 study of a CNS penetrant aldose reductase inhibitor in galactosemia. Posted 2/23/20 
  
• Employment Opportunities:  The NIH National Human Genome Research Institute is recruiting for two Post-Doctoral Fellows to conduct research on (a) CNS models and mitochondrial disease pathophysiology, and (b) the role of macrophages in mitochondrial disease pathophysiology. Posted 1/31/20 
  
• Employment Opportunity:  NICHD Division of Intramural Research (DIR) is recruiting for a Staff Clinician . Posted 12/10/19 
  
• Employment Opportunity:  University of South Florida is seeking a full time Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Posted 12/09/19 
  
• Survey Participation:  Survey on Gyrate Atrophy, Upcoming workshop. Posted 11/18/19 
  
• Study Opportunity:  Phase 1/2 study for adults with galactosemia. Posted 10/19/19 
  
• Employment Opportunity:  LabCorp is seeking a full-time Clinical Laboratory Director to join the Biochemical Genetics department. Posted 10/19/19 
  

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