101. Ask the Expert Podcast in Collaboration with RGI

The Transverse Myelitis Association collaborated with Rare Genomics
Institute to host an “Ask the Experts Podcast”. Rare Genomics
Institiute (RGI) is a non-profit organization that gives families
afflicted by rare genetic disorders access to genome sequencing and
expert analysis. RGI helps patients with orphan diseases initiate
and fund personalized research projects through a dedicated
crowd-funding platform and a highly selective network of leading
academic scientists and commercial institutions across the
globe.Our first Ask the Expert Podcast featuring Dr. Benjamin
Greenberg and Dr. Allen DeSena from the University of Texas
Southwestern in Dallas, moderated by RGI's president, Dr. Jimmy Lin
was held on February 7, 2013 at 7 pm EST.The podcast started with a
30-minute discussion of recent developments in technology
applicable to rare diseases. Dr. Cathleen Lutz from The Jackson
Laboratory discussed how mice are used in scientific research as
models for developments in genomics and b