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September 2, 2024 19 mins

This week, we continue my reminiscences of my college days at IUPUI, where I studied computer science. I include the story of how my mentor, Dr. John Gersting, helped me get my first legitimate programming job.

Links of Interest

IUPUI website: https://www.iupui.edu/

Indianapolis Center for Advanced Research: https://uindy.historyit.com/container.php?id=112877

Ronald McDonald House of Central Indiana: https://www.rmhccin.org/

“High and Low” by M.C. Escher: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/High-and-Low-by-M-C-Escher_fig11_2493735

M.C. Escher on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._C._Escher

Prof. Emeritus Dr. John Gersting on IUPUI website: https://science.iupui.edu/people-directory/people/gersting-john.html

Indiana University Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics: https://medicine.iu.edu/genetics

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchenne_muscular_dystrophy

Article on amyotonia congenita from 1945: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/1180094

Dr. Donald Merritt obituary: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-news-obituary-for-a-do/109490297/

“The Me in the Mirror” by Connie Panzarino on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Me-Mirror-Connie-Panzarino/dp/1878067451/

Connie Panzarino on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Panzarino

Spinal Muscular Atrophy on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_muscular_atrophy

Spinraza treatment for SMA: https://www.spinraza.com/

Evrysdi  treatment for SMA: https://www.evrysdi.com/

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