Presenter:
Wheeler, Patricia
When:
Wednesday, 5 January 2011 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Where:
Taste
- Street:
- 717 W. Smith Street
- City:
- Orlando
, - Province:
- Florida
- Postal Code:
- 32804
- Country:
- United States
Autism is being increasingly diagnosed but the causes of its occurrence are often unclear. This talk will discuss known genetic causes of autism and the difficulties in finding specific etiologies for autism in many affected individuals.
Dr Wheeler has both a MD (from Indiana University School of Medicine) and an MS (in medical and molecular genetics also from IU School of Medicine). She did residencies in both Pediatrics and Clinical Genetics and is board certified in both specialties. She is division chief of Genetics and Metabolism at Nemours Children’s Clinic here in Orlando. She last spoke at Cafe Scientifique in April 2009 about genetics and the moral questions it raises.