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Documentary Film Premiere
The Illinois Science Council has partnered with the Northwestern University Center for Genetic Medicine for a film premiere. We hope you’ll join us.
CHICAGO-AREA DOCUMENTARY FILM PREMIERE EVENT
T E R R A I N C O G N I T A:
The Promise and Peril of Stem Cell Research
Directed by Maria Finitzo • Produced by Kartemquin Films
Terra Incognita offers a close-up look inside the life and laboratory of Dr. Jack Kessler – renowned stem cell expert and the head of neurology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. In 2001, Dr. Kessler's 15-year-old daughter, Allison, fell while skiing, leaving her paralyzed below the waist. In response to her accident, Kessler changed the scientific focus of his lab to regenerating the damaged spinal cord. Featuring personal interviews with the Kesslers, the lab researchers and others affected by spinal cord injury, Terra Incognita movingly depicts the high stakes involved in the quest to harness the full potential of stem cell medicine.
The film will have its Chicago-area premiere at two public outreach events sponsored by the Silverstein Lecture Series, Center for Genetic Medicine, Northwestern University. These events are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. No tickets are required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Each event will feature a film screening followed by a question and answer session with Dr. Kessler, bioethicist Dr. Laurie Zoloth, and film director Maria Finitzo.
For more information, including maps, a film trailer, and discounted parking information for the Chicago event (Evanston parking is free), visit the Center for Genetic Medicine’s web site at www.cgm.northwestern.edu or call 312-503-5600. You may download a flyer for this event at http://www.cgm.northwestern.edu/terra.pdf
*Funding for the Silverstein Lecture Series is provided by the Herman M. and Bea L. Silverstein Medical Research Fund for Genetic Medicine.
