Professional Development

Certification

  • Stanford Genetics and Genomics Certificate (08/2016 - 05/2018)

Seminars and Conferences

  • 5th European Symposium on Pediatric Hand Surgery and Regeneration, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (06/2024)
  • ASSH - Pediatric Hand 2021 Virtual Symposium: Congenital & Trauma Review and Update  (04/2024)
  • Columbia Union Conference Symposium “Reaching the 21st Century Mind”, Hershey, Pennsylvania (02/2024)
  • World Symposium on Congenital Malformations of the Hand and Upper Limb, Minneapolis, Minnesota (05/2023)
  • International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH), London, UK (06/2022)
  • GEM CONGRES 2021, Paris, France,  (12/2021)
  • South African Society for Surgery of the Hand, Hand Refresher Course – Teleconference. George, South Africa (02/2021)
  • 30th Annual Meeting of Japanese Pediatric Orthopedic Association, Osaka, Japan. “Limb Morphogenesis: Genes, Pathways, and Regulatory Modules” (11/2019)
  • 31st Annual Skeletal Dysplasia Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association. “Regulation of Bone Growth During Development and Repair” (11/2019)
  • 15th International Conference on Limb Development and Regeneration. Bacelona, Spain, "Two Lmx1b-associated cis-regulatory modules (LARM1/2) mediate Lmx1b auto-amplification during limb dorsalization and their disruption can cause a limb-specific form of Nail-Patella syndrome." (07/2019)
  • International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand. Berlin Germany. Autoregulation of Lmx1b during limb development: A role in Nail-Patella Syndrome? (06/2019)
  • 3rd International Thumb Osteoarthritis Workshop, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Developmental Biology of the Thumb (Keynote Speaker) (11/2018)
  • Colloquium, La Sierra University, Riverside, CA,    “Dorsal-Ventral Limb Patterning: Regulation of Lmx1b during Limb Dorsalization and Nail-Patella Syndrome” (11/2018)
  • 3rd International Symposium on Arthrogryposis, Philadelphia, PA. “Update on the Etiology and Classification of Arthrogryposis”; Session co-Chair - Classification (09/2018)
  • North American Division of Seventh Day Adventists, Bioethics meeting, Bethesda, MD “The Biologic Basis of Reproductive Development” Keynote speaker and Q & A discussion chair. (05/2018)
  • American Association of Anatomists/Experimental Biology Meetings.  San Diego, CA Session Chair for “Limb Development, Variation and Disease” (04/2018)
  • Annual President’s Council, LLUH The Biologic Basis of Reproductive Development. (03/2018)
  • Pathology, Grand Rounds, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA Update on the Genetic Basis of Congenital Anomalies (01/2018)
  • LLU Annual Research Symposium, Loma Linda, CA, “Nail-Patella Syndrome: Discovery of a Novel Etiology” (Speaker - Minisymposium) (11/2017)
  • LLU School of Religion’s Humanities Program, Loma Linda, CA “Evolutionary Creation — An Oxymoron?” (Panelist) (11/2017)
  • Marybeth Ezaki/Peter Carter Visiting Professorship. Dallas, TX Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children“Upper Limb Development: Correlation with the OMT/IFSSH Classification”. (Invited Speaker) (09/2017)
  • 14th Intl Conference on Limb Development & Regeneration,  Edinburgh, Scotland “Classification of Congenital Upper Limb Anomalies: Integrating Clinical and Experimental Insights” (Keynote Speaker) (07/2017)
  • 4th European Symposium on Pediatric Hand Surgery & Regeneration, Paris, France “Molecular Basis of Thumb Development.” (Keynote Speaker) (06/2017)
  • Congenital Hand Anomalies Study Group (CHASG), Zurich, Switzerland “The Role of Somatic Mutations in Congenital Limb Anomalies” (Invited Lecture) (03/2017)
  • Biomedical Science Seminar, Loma Linda University “Mutations of Genes versus Regulatory Elements: Lessons from Congenital Upper Limb Anomalies” (03/2017)
  • Congenital Hand Anomalies Study Group (CHASG), Sydney, Australia “Genetics of Upper Limb Development” (04/2016)