The Children’s Medical Research Institute Gerringong Committee (CMRI) keeps on fundraising, and this year’s slogan for Jeans for Genes campaign ‘Jean-ius’ says it all. The GENIUS who leads and inspires the talented researchers is Professor Roger Reddel and he is coming to Gerringong.

On Sunday 20 August from 2-4pm at Gerringong Town Hall, Professor Reddel will outline the recent breakthroughs in research into cancer, embryology, neurobiology and gene therapy.

Tickets are $20, which includes an afternoon tea of home baked delicacies prepared by CMRI members. You can buy your via www.trybooking.com/CJYLB

This is a great opportunity to find out how the Gerringong Committee’s fundraising dollars - over $2.3 million since 1959 - are spent.

CMRI is an independent organisation with over 170 scientists committed to finding treatments affecting kids. Research Scientist, Tahlia Lawler, BSc, Advanced Studies (Honours), Applied Medical Science and PhD student will also share her experience.

A lot has changed since young pregnant mother, Dorothy Bailey, started the Gerringong Committee in 1959. Dorothy contracted Rubella during her pregnancy and her child was born with a congenital heart problem that meant a lot of time in Sydney being treated by the founder of Children’s Medical Institute, Sir Lorimer Dods. He was not able to save the child, but he asked Dorothy to set up one of the first fundraising committees and it is still going.

Professor Reddel is an informative and inspiring speaker who leads a team with “a vision of doing research of the highest quality to improve the health of children.” The goals are “highly ambitious, and becoming more so, as the power of research tools increases. We continue to think long-term so we can tackle the most difficult diseases and their root causes –not just the symptoms.”

CMRI Gerringong Committee encourages everyone to bring your friends and support this cause while you learn more about ongoing medical research. It is also a great opportunity for young people with an interest in science, career opportunities and future study.