Monday, December 16, 2013

Ricki

I've had the extreme pleasure of meeting Ricki Lewis, Phd.

She has her doctorate in genetics, and is a writer. In addtion to writing many textbooks, Ricki has also written a book about Corey Haas, the first boy to recieve gene therapy for LCA.

"The Forever Fix, Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved it." - follows Corey's story. Corey was a pioneer, someone I personally look up to. He was the first, who has paved the way for so many children after him.

I've not had the pleasure of reading the book yet, but I will.  Ricki was kind enough to send us a copy with a nice inscription to Nomi on the inside. 

Ricki maintains an excellent blog about genetics. An example can be found here:

http://blogs.plos.org/dnascience/2013/11/21/another-blind-boy-sees-the-light-thanks-to-gene-therapy/#comments
 
You can learn more about Ricki and her book here:

http://www.rickilewis.com/





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