Webinar information
In collaboration with the Foundation Fighting Blindness and InformedDNA.
The Foundation Fighting Blindness, in partnership with Blueprint Genetics and InformedDNA, offers an open access, no-cost genetic testing program called the My Retina Tracker Program®. This program is for individuals living in the United States, with a clinical diagnosis of an inherited retinal degeneration (IRD). The partners bring best-in-class screening technology (322-gene panel), unparalleled IRD genetics knowledge and counseling experience, and a robust patient registry to the collaboration.
In this webinar-workshop, we will review the My Retina Tracker Program features and the online ordering process. The webinar will conclude with a 30-minute participant Q&A session.
The webinar is hosted by the Foundation Fighting Blindness and will be presented by Tero-Pekka Alastalo, MD, PhD, Executive Medical Director from Blueprint Genetics, Shea Rauch, MS, CGC, Genetic Services Consultant from Blueprint Genetics, Karmen Trzupek, MS, CGC, Director, Ocular and Rare Disease Genetics Services from InformedDNA, Michelle Glaze, Associate Director, Professional Outreach, Foundation Fighting Blindness, and Ben Shaberman, Senior Director, Scientific Outreach & Community Engagement from the Foundation Fighting Blindness.
Speakers
Tero-Pekka Alastalo
Tero-Pekka is the Executive Director of Medical, and also a co-founder at Blueprint Genetics. He is based in San Francisco and holds various responsibilities in the North American operations of the company. Tero-Pekka has an MD-PhD degree and is specialized in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. He has a PhD in molecular and cellular biology as well. During his 3-year postdoctoral training at Stanford University School of Medicine, he focused on the molecular genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease.
Karmen Trzupek
Karmen Trzupek, MS, CGC is the director of ocular and rare disease genetics services at InformedDNA. She has been a certified genetic counselor since 2005 and holds an MS in genetic counseling from Northwestern University. Karmen is passionate about increasing access to genetic services for patients with rare genetic diseases.
Michelle Glaze
Michelle Glaze is the Director of Professional Outreach for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Michelle joined the Foundation in February of 2019 after 15 years in medical sales. Her passion for this role with the Foundation stems from personal challenges with vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa. Michelle also serves on the board for the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services. Michelle received a master’s degree in Education of the Deaf, with a minor in mathematics, from California State University, Fresno in 2000. She went on to teach Algebra at Central West High School for 3 years. After moving to Alabama, she began her career as a medical sales professional in 2004.