UC DAVIS HOSTS STEM-CELL PANEL DISCUSSION

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A panel of medical experts, legislative advocates and community representatives will discuss the impact of Proposition 71 and how cutting edge stem-cell research programs will be developed on Wednesday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the UC Davis Cancer Center Auditorium, located at 4501 X Street in Sacramento.

The discussion, entitled Prop 71 and Stem Cells: Where do we go From Here? is sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Healthy Aging and is free of charge and open to the public, but reservations are required.

Joan Samuelson, president of the Parkinson’s Action Network; Val Siebel, government relations liaison with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation; and Claire Pomeroy, vice chancellor for Human Health Sciences and dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, will discuss issues surrounding the research that Proposition 71 makes possible.

Pomeroy is also a member of the statewide oversight committee charged with distributing the $3 billon in Proposition 71 research funding approved by voters last year.

Maxine Milner Krugman, president of the Parkinson’s Association and chair of the Sacramento Senior Safe House, will moderate the 90-minute event.

“Proposition 71 passed and the public needs to know what will happen as a result. Most people have at least one family member who could benefit from stem-cell research,” said Krugman.

For reservations, call the UC Davis Center for Healthy Aging events line at (916) 734-6441. Free parking will be provided.