SOCIETY FOR INHERITED METABOLIC DISORDERS

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With sadness we note that Dr. Claude Sansaricq passed away on 11/3/23. He was a long-standing member and an important part of the SIMD community.

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SIMD2024 Meeting Information is available about the upcoming 45th Annual SIMD meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, April 14-17, 2024
Registration is open, and 'early bird' rates are still available. Please see information here. Posted 09/28/23

NAMA (North American Metabolic Academy) is looking for more faculty to participate in this exciting, interactive annual event to educate trainees in biochemical genetics and metabolic disease. Please see Opportunities section.

Call for Information- Research Activity The SIMD Science Workgroup would like to collect information about research activity of our membership. Please take a moment to enter (very brief) details about your research projects-- log in to see information here. Posted 10/11/23

Clinical Research Interest Group SIMD welcomes all members with an interest in Clinical Research to our recently formed Clinical Research Interest Group. We envision the Clinical Research Interest Group to be a vibrant hub for fostering collaborations and mentoring across generations and inter-professionally across the SIMD community with a mix of education, small group discussions, and potential projects throughout the year. The goal is to build upon the energy observed during the ad hoc Clinical Research breakfast gathering in Utah. Please contact inaugural Clinical Research IG Chair, Lynn Bush, (Lynn.Bush@childrens.harvard.edu) to express your interest in engaging with other members over the winter and at the annual meeting's IG breakfast tables, if attending. We hope to have a broad scope of perspectives and experiences to help shape the activities of the Clinical Research Interest Group and encourage you to join us! Posted 10/11/23

Lab Survey- Organic Acids The SIMD Laboratory Workgroup is interested in learning about methods and quality assurance practices for urine organic acid testing. Please take a moment to complete the "Questionnaire on Analytical Approach to Organic Acid Measurement and Reporting". Please log in to see information here. Posted 09/29/23

NAMA Executive Editor: The North American Metabolic Academy (NAMA) has become an essential educational experience for genetic and metabolic trainees in North America. After 15 years, Jean-Marie Saudubray, the founding executive editor and co-director of NAMA is retiring. We are seeking a another course editor/co-director. This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the training of the new generation of biochemical geneticists. Please see the information posted here.

Membership Survey: It is important that we get a snapshot of the SIMD membership, to assure diversity, equity and inclusion. Not only is this a good idea, but it's a priority for public funding. You may decline to answer, but please take a moment to open this link. Each member should reply, and "decline to answer" is always an option. You may reply only once, but your responses will be confidential.

Meetings/Webinars: See the Meetings section. Also, the new emphasis on remote working has brought a number of opportunities for on-line learning: Education section.

2023-4 Season Underway! Medical Biochemical Genetics Clinical Core Seminar Series (now with CME): MBG-CCSS is a series of seminars supported by MBG programs across the country, providing an advanced, clinically based curriculum on an interactive virtual platform. Now in its fourth year, the curriculum has expanded, CME is available for live participation, and the lectures are archived for review. Please see information here. Reposted 06/26/23
International Porphyrias Symosium 2023: Bethesda, Maryland, October 26-29, 2023
CME is available
Please see information here. Posted 07/18/23

Employment, Research, Service, Clinical Trials See Opportunities section.

Job posting, University of Utah
Job posting, Children's Hospital of Orange County
Job posting (Editor/ Director), NAMA
Job posting at Nationwide Chilldren's, Ohio State University
Job posting at FDA Division of Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics
Job posting (Worldwide Fellowship) at North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium
Job posting at University of Washington
Job posting at University of California San Diego/ Rady Chilldren's Hospital

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