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Amgen, Akcea Therapeutics and the Lipoprotein(a) Foundation give support for forthcoming Lipoprotein Exhibit at the Museum

Amgen, Akcea Therapeutics and The Lipoprotein(a) Foundation give support for forthcoming Lipoprotein Exhibit at the Museum. Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. Akcea Therapeutics is a development and commercialization company focused on helping patients living with serious and rare diseases. Both Amgen … Continue reading Amgen, Akcea Therapeutics and the Lipoprotein(a) Foundation give support for forthcoming Lipoprotein Exhibit at the Museum

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Emma Rozanski announced as Summer – Fall 2018 Artist in Residence

Summer – Fall 2018 Artist in Residence Announced Emma Rozanski June – October 2018 The International Museum of Surgical Science is proud to present our Summer-Fall 2018 Artist-in-Residence: Chicago-based filmmaker Emma Rozanski Emma is a moving image artist and filmmaker who recently completed her Master Degree in filmmaking under the mentorship of internationally acclaimed filmmaker … Continue reading Emma Rozanski announced as Summer – Fall 2018 Artist in Residence

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2018 Winter Artist-in-Residence Announced: Justus Harris

2018 Winter Artist-in-Residence Announced Justus Harris January – March 2018 The International Museum of Surgical Science is proud to present our Winter 2018 Artist-in-Residence: Chicago-based artist Justus Harris. Justus Harris (US, b. 1990) combines medical data visualization and 3D modeling to understand health trends. His work is inspired by using continuous monitors for his type … Continue reading 2018 Winter Artist-in-Residence Announced: Justus Harris

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Gilead Sciences pledges support of HIV/AIDS Advocacy Programming at the Museum

This is Gilead’s second major gift to the Museum this year. Gilead has supported previous HIV/AIDS advocacy related programming, including The Screening Room, and Then and Now: 35 Years of HIV/AIDS, and was the first sponsor to pledge support for the Museum’s forthcoming Gender Transition exhibit.  Continue reading Gilead Sciences pledges support of HIV/AIDS Advocacy Programming at the Museum

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Terri Kapsalis announced as Fall 2017 Artist in Residence

Kapsalis is the author of Jane Addams’ Travel Medicine Kit (Hull-House Museum), The Hysterical Alphabet (WhiteWalls) and Public Privates: Performing Gynecology from Both Ends of the Speculum (Duke University Press). Along with John Corbett and Anthony Elms, she co-edited Traveling the Spaceways: Sun Ra, the Astro Black, and Other Solar Myths (WhiteWalls) and Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn, and Chicago’s Afro-futurist Underground (WhiteWalls) and co-curated the touring exhibition Pathways to Unknown Worlds. Continue reading Terri Kapsalis announced as Fall 2017 Artist in Residence

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Healogics Pledges Support of Wound Healing Exhibit

The Florida-based wound healing and prevention network Healogics has pledged support for the exhibit Wound Healing: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Technology as a 2018 Sustaining Sponsor. Healogics is the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. Experts in Chronic Wound Healing. Using an evidence-based systematic approach to chronic wound healing, Healogics provides specialty wound care for an underserved and … Continue reading Healogics Pledges Support of Wound Healing Exhibit