The Usher Syndrome in Louisiana 4th Symposium will take place March 28, 2020, at the Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development & Lifelong Learning at the University of Louisiana Lafayette from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The event, sponsored by LSU Health New Orleans and the University of Louisiana Lafayette, features keynote speaker Jennifer Lentz, PhD, associate professor at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence, who conducts research on Usher syndrome.
The purpose of the event is to share knowledge and marshal resources to work together to address the leading genetic cause of deaf-blindness that disproportionately affects Louisianans.
