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ThinkGenetic Foundation Welcomes Amy Rickheim

February 1, 2022 Ruth O'Keefe

We are thrilled to announce the addition of our new Genetic Diseases Research and Information Specialist, Amy Rickheim!

Amy received her undergraduate training at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL where she received a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. She completed her graduate training in Genetic Counseling at the University of Maryland School of Medicine where she received a Masters of Science in Genetic Counseling. Early in her career, Amy worked at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina. After moving to Atlanta, GA she spent three years working for Genzyme Genetics. Amy left her role at Genzyme to stay home with her three young children. After many years at the helm of the Rickheim family, Amy is excited to once again be working in the field of genetics. Amy enjoys spending time with her family. She is an avid runner and marathoner.

Please join us in welcoming Amy to the ThinkGenetic Foundation!

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Sanofi Genzyme Supports ThinkGenetic Foundation Educational Initiative to Advance Awareness of Treatable Genetic Diseases in Louisiana

January 28, 2020 Ruth O'Keefe

New grants aimed at educating healthcare providers and closing the gap on diagnosis and treatment

PRESS RELEASE JAN 28, 2020 08:00 EST

LAFAYETTE, La., January 28, 2020 (Newswire.com) – The ThinkGenetic Foundation is leading an initiative to advance awareness and education in Louisiana about treatable genetic diseases with the help of three educational grants awarded by Sanofi Genzyme.

“Our initiative brings together leaders in healthcare, patient advocacy, and the close-knit community of Louisiana,” said Dave Jacob, President of ThinkGenetic Foundation. “By bringing local influencers to the table along with our passionate medical and education team, lives can be changed for those undiagnosed with, or receiving treatment for, genetic conditions.”

One important local influencer is Cian Robinson, Executive Director of Innovation, Research and Real Estate Investments at Lafayette General Health. 

“Learning more about genetics and its impact on health is a priority at Lafayette General and in the broader community,” Robinson explains. “This educational initiative benefits everyone.”

With a local influencer in place, Jacob is also collaborating with genetic counselor Dawn Laney, MS, CGC. In addition to her role at the ThinkGenetic Foundation, she is an assistant professor at Emory University Department of Human Genetics.

“The Lafayette healthcare system has been enthusiastic to learn more about genetics,” said Laney. “After engaging locally it’s clear to us that the medical community is ready to help diagnose and treat people living with genetic diseases in Louisiana.”

The Foundation has completed two educational events for both nurses and key healthcare provider teams. The next event will be taking place February 20 and will focus on the “A-B-Cs of GENETICS” for healthcare advocates in medically underserved parishes of Louisiana. This wave of the “Acadiana Initiative” will focus on raising healthcare provider awareness about key signs, testing procedures, and treatment options in genetic conditions such as Fabry disease, Pompe disease, Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Usher syndrome, and Tay Sachs disease.  Pairing understanding of these conditions with next steps should help providers, community members, and those living with a genetic condition work together more efficiently.

“Our goal is to jump start the conversation about shortening the time to diagnosis and improving patient outcomes,” explains Laney. “This includes understanding how to identify at-risk patients, order diagnostic testing, prepare and monitor disease progression, empower patient decision-making, identify at-risk family members, and begin targeted therapy as soon as possible.”

The ThinkGenetic Foundation mission ties in with several other initiatives by organizations like Lafayette General Health (a member of Ochsner Health Network), the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and ThinkGenetic, Inc..

“These impactful events are just the first step in our initiative,” says Jacob. “Our vision is to provide support and resources to positively impact the awareness of genetic conditions in a major way. Our events directly support our mission to improve the quality of life for those living with or at-risk for a genetic condition and providing access to practical information and resources.”

Learn more about the upcoming event at http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=q99a66yab&oeidk=a07egt2zdme8c9fd46.

Source: ThinkGenetic Foundation

Filed Under: News Tagged With: charcot-marie-tooth, Cian Robinson, Dave Jacob, Dawn Laney, fabry disease, genetic counseling, Lafayette General health, pompe disease, Sanofi Genzyme, ThinkGenetic Foundation, University of Lafayette, usher syndrome

ThinkGenetic Foundation Awarded Education Grant by Sanofi US

November 8, 2018 thinkgenetic

ThinkGenetic is excited to announce the award of a Education grant from Sanofi US. The Sanofi Genetic Disease Educational Grant Review Committee, as a supporter of quality scientific education, approved the Educational Activity in November of 2018.

The grant funds will be utilized to provide a lecture for healthcare advocates on increasing access to genetics services in medically underserved parishes of Louisiana.

Details about the educational event will be provided at a later date via ThinkGenetic.org.

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New Shop Items Added to ThinkGenetic Foundation Store

October 1, 2017 Ruth O'Keefe

Our famous Geney has been making the rounds and by popular demand new items have been added to our fundraising shop.

What kind of items? Take a look at some of our recent additions. Remember, a purchase in the shop not only gets you a delivery to your door, but a chartible gift to ours. Every purchase goes to support our mission and programs.

So, without further ado, just a few of our new items in the ThinkGenetic Foundation shop…

Geney iPhone 7/7 Plus Case
Geney Towel
Geney Tote Bag

Geney Hooded Sweatshirt
Geney Pillow

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Support the ThinkGenetic Foundation by Shopping at AmazonSmile

September 1, 2017 Ruth O'Keefe

Big user of Amazon? Who isn’t.

The ThinkGenetic Foundation is now enrolled in Amazon Smile! By selecting us as your charity a small percentage of every purchase you make will be donated to the ThinkGenetic Foundation!

It’s a quick and easy way to support our goal of helping those with genetic conditions.

Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ch/81-4241717 to select us and use smile.amazon.com everytime you shop. Then, Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to our charitable organization. It’s the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.

Thank you for your consideration.

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