BCPWSA Grants Student Research Award

The British Columbia Prader-Willi Syndrome Association is pleased to grant a Student Research Award in the amount of $1250 to Whitney Quong for her research project titled “Comprehensive characterization of genetic disorders of body weight.”  We look forward to her presentation at one of our future conferences.

Upcoming UBC Study

This study is designed to discover new genes that contribute to obesity, and to assess how these genes affect hunger and body fat deposition. We are interested in recruiting children and adults with rare diseases affecting body fatness, in order to discover the molecular nature behind their changes in appetite and body fatness. We also wish to define the medical features of these diseases with greater precision. [read more]

FPWR Canada now Canada's National PWS Organization

The previous CPWSO board has unanimously approved the CPWSO joining FPWR Canada. This means that FPWR Canada is now Canada’s national PWS organization. The organizational structure will have FPWR Canada focus on research at the national level and the provincial organizations focus on support. This is a big step forward as a united Canadian Group. [read more]

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