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Board Secretary Announcement

October 4, 2023/by Riley Hawkins

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Meet the newest member of Chelsea’s Hope: Board Secretary, Meredith Williams!

Meredith Williams is a first-year graduate student in the Development, Disease Models, and Therapeutics Ph.D. program at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She earned two bachelor’s of science from the University of Kentucky, where she worked as an undergraduate research assistant in Dr. Matthew Gentry’s lab.

Her main research interests include neurodegenerative diseases, and she is especially passionate about rare disease research. You may recognize her from our social media; she volunteered at the 2022 Lafora Disease Science Symposium!

Meredith joined Chelsea’s Hope in September 2023 as the board’s secretary with the ultimate goal of raising awareness about Lafora’s Disease through improving intra-organization structure and communication.

We are so grateful to have her as our board secretary at Chelsea’s Hope.

Click here to learn about the members of our team.

 

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About Chelsea’s Hope

Chelsea’s Hope began as a website in the fall of 2007 to share Chelsea Gerber’s story with family and friends. A 501(c)(3) organization since 2009, we have made an impact by raising awareness, connecting families worldwide, funding research, and maintaining hope.

Our mission is to improve the lives of those affected by Lafora disease and help accelerate the development of treatments. [Read More]

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