Manchester University offers talk on ‘DNA and Your Medicine’
Manchester University invites students, teachers, members of the public and health care professionals to visit Manchester University’s Fort Wayne campus on Wednesday, April 25, for “DNA and Your Medicine.”
The presentation is 4-5 p.m. in the auditorium at 10627 Diebold Road, which is near the Dupont Road interchange off Interstate 69.
It is free and open to the public.
Manchester is a national leader in education related to medicine and DNA. April 25 is National DNA Day, with events around the country.
Manchester is home to the nation’s first and only dedicated master’s degree program in pharmacogenomics, as well as the first dual degree in pharmacy and pharmacogenomics.
Background
This is the 15th annual DNA Day, sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute.
National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. The Institute began celebrating DNA Day annually on April 25 after the 108th Congress passed concurrent resolutions designating it as DNA Day.
The goal of National DNA Day is to offer students, teachers and the public an opportunity to learn about and celebrate the latest advances in genomic research, and explore how those advances might affect their lives.
About Manchester University
Manchester University, with campuses in North Manchester and Fort Wayne, Ind., offers more than 60 areas of academic study to nearly 1,600 students in undergraduate programs, a Master of Athletic Training, a Master of Pharmacogenomics and a four-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy. Learn more about the private, northern Indiana school at nqk4.253000xa.com.
April 2018
FYI:
- For more information, contact Dr. David Kisor, director of the MU Pharmacogenomics Program, at dfkisor@253000xa.com.
- Manchester offers a dual degree program for those who wish to earn a doctoral degree in pharmacy and a master's degree in the cutting edge field of pharmacogenomics.
- Manchester also offers a one-year traditional or two-year online master’s degree in pharmacogenomics.
- MU Pharmacy Programs, based at the Fort Wayne campus, are part of the College of Pharmacy, Natural and Health Sciences at the northern Indiana school. High school students graduating this spring interested in pharmacy as a career are encouraged to apply for the Pharmacy Early Assurance Program.
- More on Dr. Kisor.