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Breakthrough for a Cure |
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February 25, 2010, 8:00 am
Illinois Science + Technology Park
8045 Lamon, Skokie, IL
Skokie, IL
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Details |
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Free parking available at 4835 Searle Parkway. Park on 4th floor and take the bridge to 8045 Lamon. Follow signs to Conference A/B.
Breakfast Provided. Guests are Welcome!
RSVP required.
Program presented by America-Israel Chamber of Commerce Chicago Life Sciences Practice Group, American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the America-Israel Economic Forum.
Dr. Eli Lewis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), diabetes expert. His research focuses on improving transplantation therapy and insulin-producing-producing cells in diabetic patients.
He recently discovered a common, easily accessible drug that can protect transplanted cells, which reverse diabetes and restore glucose control in diabetic patients.
Dr. Lewis has been awarded prestigious research grants from several foundations, including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Israeli Science Foundation.
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Call 847-597-7069
Visit http://www.americaisrael.org/scripts/Dr_eli_lewis.asp
E-mail m.schmitt@americaisrael.org |
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