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Ray, I can get you in touch with Hwang Woo-suk or at least get you the information as to "how to get in touch." Take Charge! Cure Parkinson's, Inc. (TCCP)works closely with Bernie Siegel of the Genetics Policy Institute in South Florida. Bernie just spoke at our Parkinson's Empowerment Program, along with Dr. Abraham Lieberman. A summary of the Parkinson's Empowerment Program is on our website in a large pink box at the bottom left of the front page at _www.cureparkinsons.org_ (http://www.cureparkinsons.org) . The summary contains links to Dr. Abe Lieberman's website (you can read a wealth information about Parkinson's and ask him questions about Parkinson's) and a link to the Genetic Policy Institute. I met with Bernie this past Friday, two days before he left for the World Stem Cell Hub in Seoul. He returns on Saturday. I will be speaking with him on Sunday. I will pass on your inquiry to him and get back to you with his reply. This of course assumes that reports on Hurricane Wilma will be such that she will pass through here as calmly as possible and leave little damage in her wake. Otherwise, this time schedule might be adjusted. In the center of the TCCP front page, sign up to be on our mailing list. TCCP will send you an email of upcoming programs and events and news updates from Florida. As part of the Genetic Policy Institute host committee for "Celebrate Adam Susser and the Promise of Stem Cell Research," let me know if you know someone who would like to attend. Tickets are $100. Adam Susser is 5 years old and is struggling to overcome cerebral palsy. He has become one of the first patients to receive experimental stem cell treatments. TCCP is also working together with Floridians for Stem Cell Research and Cures, an initiative launched by Commissioner Burt Aaronson in Palm Beach County in Florida, to gather 611,000 signatures to get embryonic stem cell research on the ballot in 2006. This gameplan was adjusted when State Senator Ron Klein and Representative Franklin Sands moved to introduce legislation in 2006 to get funding in the State budget to provide $15 million annually in state funding for Embryonic and Adult Stem Cell research. The legislation is to be called the "Florida Better Quality of Life and Biomedical Research Act." We are still gathering signatures as a show of strength in support of the legislation introduced by Klein and Sands. We expect to have the 611,000 signatures in hand, if needed, for the Floridians for Stem Cell Research and Cures to be on the ballot in 2008. If you or someone you know is registered to vote in Florida, Take Charge! Cure Parkinson's will send you an attachment with the petition to be signed to get state funding for stem cell research on the ballot. My sister, Fran Landes, was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1998, in her mid-forties. Take Charge! Cure Parkinson's, Inc. was founded in December 1999. Our mission is to increase awareness and understanding of Parkinson's, to improve quality of life and support research efforts to find a cure. Alison Landes Founder/ President Take Charge! Cure Parkinson's, Inc. (TCCP) 1489 W. Palmetto Park Road Suite 442 Boca Raton, Florida 33486 Tel: 561.620.1970 Fax: 561.488.5726 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web site: _www.cureparkinsons.org_ (http://www.cureparkinsons.org) South Florida Congressional Coordinator, Parkinson Action Network (PAN) Member, Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR) Supporter, Floridians for the Advancement of Medical Research (FAMR) Supporter, Floridians for Stem Cell Research and Cures Supporter, Missourians for Life Saving Cures Organizational Partner, World Parkinson Congress In a message dated 10/21/05 2:01:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Linda, do you know if PAN has or has plans to establish liaison with Hwang's World Stem Cell Hub? Even if I had Hwang's phone or email I could probably not get through to him. What if a person wanted to be his guinea pig or send him skin cells? I swore I would never have DBS but I did it - twice!!! I think there is going to be a long line at Seoul U or the WSCH. At almost 70, I don't have 30 or 40 years to wait til Bush gets off his butt. Even if it didn't work, one could feel one had made a contribution to future success. Hwang is committed to doing something NOW. I respectfully suggest we forget our government, the science being argued about is old and I don't want someone else's old embryos anyway. I think nuclear transfer and Hwang are the way to go. At least I could stop bitching about Bush and do something constructive. Calls to legislators are a big waste of time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn