The Speakers Series of South Haven continues its 2022 season on Thursday, September 29, with a presentation focused on “Life Changing Advances in Medicine and Healthcare” presented by Dr. Caleb Bupp, MD, a pediatrics trained, board certified medical geneticist.
The presentation will be given at Lake Michigan College in South Haven starting at 6:30 p.m. with a wine and dessert reception followed by Dr. Bupp’s presentation at 7 p.m.
Dr. Bupp will share his background and experience as he takes us through the process of genetic sequencing, a subject that is having a significant impact on the quality of our lives today and will increasingly impact us in the future. He will talk about the great advances in health care that have resulted from proactive versus reactive approaches, and how that change has improved the quality of life for many people. He will also address the unintended moral, ethical, and legal challenges that have arisen from the use of this technology.
Dr. Bupp’s practice is at Beaumont Health Spectrum Health and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids where he serves as the Division Chief of Medical Genetics and Genomics. He is also an assistant professor at Michigan State University where he was named a Pediatric Master Series Teacher. He is the chairperson of the Genomics Committee at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and the Spectrum Health Institutional Biosafety Committee, as well as serving on the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Research Advisory Council. He is the chair of the State of Michigan’s Newborn Screen Quality Assurance Advisory Committee and a member of the Make-A-Wish Medical Advisory Council for the State of Michigan.
Dr. Bupp received his Bachelor of Science in molecular biology from Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania, and his medical degree from the University of Toledo College of Medicine in Ohio. He completed a pediatrics residency at the University of Louisville in Kentucky and his medical genetics training at the Greenwood Genetic Center in South Carolina.
His clinical interests include intellectual disability, genetics education, and rare syndromes. He has authored multiple journal articles and textbook chapters in the field of genetics. Recently, he helped describe a new treatable genetic syndrome caused by ODC1 mutations now termed Bachmann-Bupp syndrome. He has been an invited speaker for many conferences and events locally and nationally.
Admission is $10. Students, educators, and clergy are admitted free. The doors will open 30 minutes prior to the presentation. COVID protocols will be observed.
For more information about the South Haven Speakers Series, or to make a donation to this 501c3 non-profit organization, please visit South Haven Speakers Series.org
