Bold Breakthroughs

Join PNRI for Bold Breakthroughs: a night of thrilling discovery and fine wine. We invite you to an evening that brings the cutting-edge genetics research from our labs to the beautiful AXIS venue in Pioneer Square.

Sip on wines from some of the best PNW wineries, enjoy a plated dinner, discuss the latest discoveries with our scientists, and delve into PNRI’s latest breakthroughs that are powering the future of health and medicine.

Friday, October 20^th

5:30pm | AXIS Pioneer Square

PNRI Bold Breakthroughs Event Program 

Bold Breakthroughs will feature the groundbreaking research of PNRI’s Dudley Lab that is revolutionizing the diagnosis and treatment of OTC deficiency—a devastating inherited metabolic disease. To explore the full scope of this innovation, the conversation will include:

• Dr. Aimée Dudley, the Senior Investigator at PNRI leading the OTC deficiency research project,
• Dr. Andrea Gropman, the Principal Investigator of the Urea Cycle Disorders Consortium and the Division Chief of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics and Neurogenetics at Children’s National Hospital, 
• Tresa Warner, the president of the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation and a mother of a child with OTC deficiency, and 
• Jessie Hastings Conta, a licensed genetic counselor and owner of Pickhandle Consulting where she works to reduce barriers to access and financial coverage of genetic testing and counseling, will moderate the discussion.

The speakers will present different perspectives on how genetic discoveries at PNRI will benefit patients and their families. It will be a powerful, intriguing, and inspiring conversation.