bloom’s syndrome workshop report
A workshop was held on May 27–28 this year at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center, about RecQ helicases, in particular BLM. A part of it involved meeting members of an advocacy and support group for persons with Bloom’s syndrome and their families. Nathan Ellis and colleagues wrote a report of the workshop, published in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development (Volume 129, Issue 11, November 2008, Pages 681-691) journal. The report highlighted recent studies on human RecQ helicases: BLM, WRN, RECQL4, and others.
Fig. 2. Photos of Workshop participants: (Upper) Participants of the scientific workshop (left to right) James German, Vilhelm Bohr, Nathan Ellis, and Richard Gladstein with Stacey Dentz (front). Photographed by Kelly Hoadley. (Lower) Participants of the support group meeting (left to right) Sheryl Grossman, Stacey Dentz, Melissa LaCouvee, and LaCouvee family members. Photographed by Karen Grossman.
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