40 min

Episode 18 - Ignacio Muñoz-Sanjuán (Venzuela today and FACTOR-H‪)‬ HD Insights Podcast

    • Science

We wrap up our 3-part series on the gene hunting project in Venezuela with insights on the current situation in Venezuela – what has or has not changed in the 25 years since for those HD families and communities – plus impact on neighboring South American countries. Dr. Ignacio Muñoz-Sanjuán, President and Founder of FACTOR-H, joins Dr. Claassen on the podcast. FACTOR-H is a not-for-profit humanitarian foundation founded in 2012 to facilitate humanitarian and medical aid to diminish the suffering of local communities affected by Huntington’s disease in Latin America. If you are interested in learning more about the work that FACTOR-H does, visit their website - https://factor-h.org 

We wrap up our 3-part series on the gene hunting project in Venezuela with insights on the current situation in Venezuela – what has or has not changed in the 25 years since for those HD families and communities – plus impact on neighboring South American countries. Dr. Ignacio Muñoz-Sanjuán, President and Founder of FACTOR-H, joins Dr. Claassen on the podcast. FACTOR-H is a not-for-profit humanitarian foundation founded in 2012 to facilitate humanitarian and medical aid to diminish the suffering of local communities affected by Huntington’s disease in Latin America. If you are interested in learning more about the work that FACTOR-H does, visit their website - https://factor-h.org 

40 min

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