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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Carlos Carballo
[mailto:carballo@jsei.ucla.edu]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:23
AM<BR><B>To:</B> cathyj@iglou.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Requesting Help in Posting
Informational Flyer for UCLA Study<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Dear Cathy Jackson, <BR><BR>My
name is Carlos Carballo and I am a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Jules
Stein Eye Institute at UCLA. I came across NFB of Kentucky’s website and have
become familiar with the services you provide to the blind & visually
impaired citizens of the state of Kentucky. <BR><BR>I would like to ask for your
support in publicizing our nationwide, web-based eye research study. Currently,
we are recruiting participants for the “Study on the Genetics of Age-Related
Maculopathy (GARM II)”. Would it be possible for us to utilize one of your media
outlets (i.e. “Kentucky Cardinal” newsletter, E-Mail List-Servs, Blog, Website)
to dispense information to your members on our study? If so, what would you
require (or prohibit)? I have attached a flyer that we are currently using to
make people aware of the study. Below you’ll find a brief description of our
study:<BR><BR>The Jules Stein Eye Institute at University of California, Los
Angeles is seeking clinical research volunteers. Dr. Michael B. Gorin is
conducting a nationwide study of genetic and other risk factors that contribute
to the development of age-related macular degeneration (also known as
Age-Related Maculopathy). Individuals or members of their family may be eligible
to participate in this observational study (this is not a treatment trial) which
does not require that individuals travel to UCLA, but allows individuals to
participate through a confidential and secure website. Individuals will be
required to give 1 saliva sample or have their blood drawn (20 ml). Photographs
of the retina will be covered by the study.<BR><BR>The study is looking for:
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<LI><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Individuals from
49 to 65 years old who have/had a least one parent with macular degeneration.
Spouses or partners will be included. </SPAN></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The parent(s) who
have Age-Related Macular degeneration or have a first-degree relative with the
disease (siblings). <BR></SPAN></FONT></LI></OL><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR>If an individual wishes to learn more about this
study, they can go to the following website and read about the study with
complete anonymity (and even send questions to the research
coordinators).<BR><BR><FONT color=#0000ff><A
href="https://jseiclinres.jsei.ucla.edu/garm/">https://jseiclinres.jsei.ucla.edu/garm/</A></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><U><BR></U></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Trebuchet MS"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">UCLA IRB #
08-11-008-11<BR>Approval date: 07/12/2009<BR>Renewed Annually
<BR><BR>Feel free to contact me or one of our research
coordinators <B>TOLL-FREE</B> at 1(800)286-8581 for more information. Thank you
for your time and the work you do.<BR></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">--
<BR><B>Carlos Carballo<BR></B>Clinical Research Coordinator<BR>Retinal Disorders
and Ophthalmic Genetics Division<BR>David Geffen School of Medicine at
UCLA<BR>Jules Stein Eye Institute<BR>100 Stein Plaza, DS-2-545<BR>Los Angeles,
CA 90095-7000<BR>Phone: (310)794-1250<BR>Fax:
(310)794-5701<BR><A
href="https://jseiclinres.jsei.ucla.edu/garm/">https://jseiclinres.jsei.ucla.edu/garm/</A><BR><A
href="carballo@jsei.ucla.edu">carballo@jsei.ucla.edu</A><BR><BR>IMPORTANT
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