Skip to main content

Dr. Cohen confirms he will attend HPS Conference

Dr. Louis Cohen is interested in doing research on the gastrointestinal complications of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome (HPS). He will attend most of the scientific meeting on Saturday, but will leave early to join patients with the GI complications of HPS at the GI Wish I Felt Better session. This year Dr. Cohen will not present at the conference. Instead, he hopes to meet patients with the GI complications of HPS to learn more about how their lives are affected.

Dr. Cohen is a gastroenterology fellow at Mount Sinai Hospital and is working on a master degree in transitional research at Rockefeller University. At Rockefeller, he is also a post-doctorate fellow in the Clinical Scholars Program and works in a lab studying genetically encoded small molecules.

Cohen received his medical degree from Tufts University in Boston and did his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. From 2007 to 2010 he served on the institutional review board at Mass. General Hospital. From 2003 to 2005 Cohen coordinated research and assisted in protocol creation in the gastrointestinal medicine department at Mass. General Hospital for Children. In 2009, he served as Chief Resident at Newton Weselley Hospital, an affiliate of Mass. General Hospital. He received his undergraduate degree in economics and neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Ratner's Cheesecake

Here's another recipe from Toby! Thanks Toby......and I'll get the others posted soon! Ratner's Cheesecake and plain cookies Ratner's was a Jewish dairy restaurant in the lower East Side of Manhattan. This recipe, from my disintegrating, no longer in print Ratner's cookbook, is the closest I've ever gotten to reproducing the rich, heavy cheesecake my mother made when I was a kid. It's worth the time it takes to prepare and every last calorie. Dough Can be prepared in advance. Makes enough for two cakes. Can be frozen or used to make cookies – see recipe below. 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup shortening 1 teaspoon lemon extract 1 cup butter 2 eggs 3 cups sifted cake flour ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1. In a bowl, combine all ingredients with hands. Refrigerate 3 -4 hours, or preferably overnight. Filling (for

The next generation with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome

I'm so behind on posting about the trip to Puerto Rico. Since the episode of Mystery Diagnosis on Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome ran right after we got home, it's been a little busy. These, however, are my favorite pictures from Puerto Rico. I know, not pretty senery etc - but these little guys and gals inspire me. They are the next generation of folks with HPS, and if we keep up the hard work, they will live better lives because of it. They motivate me.

Some good news about Pirfenidone

Below is a press release from Intermune, the company that makes Pirfenidone. They have essentially reviewed the various clinical trials going on, and decided that Pirfenidone is safe and well tolerated. That would pretty much go along with what we've observed in the HPS community as well. We have a few folks that have been on the drug since the late 90s and continue to do well. Of course, as a journalist, I do have to say consider the source - but at the same time, as someone in a Pirfenidone trial, it's good to know. Results of Comprehensive Safety Analysis of pirfenidone In IPF Patients Presented At European Respiratory Meeting - Analysis shows safety and tolerability of pirfenidone across four clinical trials - VIENNA, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN ) today announced that the results of a comprehensive review of safety data from four clinical studies were presented at the 2009 European Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Vienna, Austria