Randy Jirtle is director of the Laboratory of Epigenetics and Imprinting at Duke University and is a professor of radiation oncology at the school's medical center.
His groundbreaking research with agouti mice has revealed that a mother's diet during pregnancy can influence gene expression in her offspring by altering the epigenome.
The Hope and Future of Medicine
is unveiled in an amazing ceremony in Los Angeles May 29th, 2008. Collaboration of the different branches of Mind /Body Medicine has become real in the emerging field of Epigenetics, the study of what controls of influences the expression of genes.
Our celebration of collaboration is centered around the Epigenetic Medicine Award, "Epi",and this years honoree Dr. Randy Jirtle of Duke University. But the event is so much more, with sponsorship from prestigious groups representing many different disciplines, this 2 day event will be a celebration of empowerment.
You can influence and change the expression of your genes, and in fact you do that every day.
Are you ready for the brilliant future that lies ahead of you? Help us in our mission to raise awareness of our power to influence our health. Help us raise money to further Epigenetic Research.
Help us be an example of the Future and Hope of medicine.
Day 1: Thursday, opens with a class with Donna Eden and David Feinstein,Ph.D., "Energy Medicine, Bringing it into Medicine". The Award presentation Ceremony follows from 7PM till 10 PM, with Bruce Lipton,Ph.D., Dr Randy Jirtle,Ph.D., the 2008 Award Recipient, and Donna Eden.
Day 2: Friday follows with a award winning group of presenters introducing practical applications of Energy Psychology.
The event will raise funds for epigenetic research to further our understanding of many ways to affect our health epigenetically. Such applications can be psychological (e.g. Energy Psychology interventions), social (e.g. childhood nurturing, which enhances the expression of the genes in the hippocampus that dampen stress), or biomedical. Funds raised by the event will go to research projects identified in Soul Medicine Institute's mission.
These include:
The Iraq Vets Stress Project. This project studies the biochemistry of stress in Iraq veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder or PTSD, and brief treatments that make a measurable difference in their biochemistry. More at www.StressProject.org
The Clinical Case History Database. This database, compliant with National Institutes of Health (NIH) standards for case history reporting, aggregates cases of remission and healing using Energy Psychology methods. www.CaseHistoryDatabase.org
The Effects of Healing Emotional Trauma on Physical Function. This study examines shifts in pain and physical function that accompany the resolution of major emotional traumas in an individual's life.
Seed Grant Funding for Research through ACEP, the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. This innovative program provides seed grants of $3,000 to $10,000 for studies that advance the field of Energy Psychology. Proposals are reviewed annually, and the ACEP research committee works actively with grant recipients to ensure a high quality of research. www.energypsych.org
