The British Friends of Ma'ayanei Hayeshua are delighted to
welcome Dr. Helen Tager-Flusberg as the second speaker in its
series on advances in medicine and their impact on our
community.
Dr. Tager-Flusberg is a world authority on Autism, Williams
Syndrome (a rare neurological development disorder) and on
Specific Language Impairment. Her findings have been
published in several of the world's leading scientific
journals and she has lectured at many prestigious
universities.
Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology at Boston University
Dr. Tager-Flusberg directs a laboratory overseeing research
into language development in various neurological disorders.
Recently, her research has been focused on the potential
connections among genes and their effect on cognitive and
behavioral impairment at various stages of human
development.
Dr. Tager-Flusberg's talk will be entitled, "Autism Spectrum
Disorders--New Insights Into Current Research."
British Friends of Ma'ayanei Hayeshua considers itself very
privileged to have a speaker of the international eminence of
Dr. Tager-Flusberg who is so generously prepared to give up
her time during a very short visit to England to encourage
its work.
The British Friends of Ma'ayanei Hayeshua is a small group of
friends dedicated to assisting the Bnei Brak Hospital where,
in addition to their most caring attitude to patients of all
ages, the maternity unit delivers 600 Yiddishe kinderlach
each and every month!
