Penobscot Bay Pilot reports Sher to speak at hospice, veterans conference
Penobscot Bay Pilot reported Roger Sher, a professor of molecular and biomedical sciences at the University of Maine, will deliver a keynote address at the 2015 Hospice/Veterans Partnership Conference on Nov. 20 at the Togus VA Medical Clinic in Augusta. The Maine Hospice Council and Center for End of Life Care, in partnership with the Togus VA Medical Center, will hold the event that will focus on “ALS and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases: What We Need to Know; What We Need to Share,” according to the article. Sher’s research focuses on the complexities of biological systems for improving human health, with a lab focus on neurological and muscular degenerative diseases, the article states.