Self Regional Hall, a new 17,000-square-foot, state-of-the art facility that will house the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics, has opened on the campus of the Greenwood Genetic Center.
\nThe facility will enable Clemson\u2019s growing genetics program to collaborate closely with the long tradition of clinical and research excellence at the\u00a0Greenwood Genetic Center, combining basic science and clinical care. The center will initially focus on discovering and developing early diagnostic tools and therapies for autism, cognitive developmental disorders, oncology and lysosomal disorders. The building will house eight laboratories and several classrooms, conference rooms and offices for graduate students and faculty.
\nAccording to the\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in six children between the ages of 3 and 17, roughly 15 percent, suffers from some type of developmental disorder.
\n\u201cOpening Self Regional Hall means that we will be able to do even more to help children with genetic disorders, and their families, and to educate graduate students who will go out into the world and make their own impact,\u201d said President James P. Clements.
\n\u201cAs the parent of a child with special needs, the kind of research that you are doing here is especially meaningful and important to me and my family,\u201d Clements said during the event. \u201cAs you all know, an early diagnosis can make a huge difference for a child and their family because the earlier you can figure out what a child needs, the earlier you can intervene and begin treatment.\u201d
\n\u201cSelf Regional Hall is a state-of-the-art facility that provides the resources our scientists need to understand the genetic underpinnings of disorders,\u201d said Mark Leising, interim dean of the\u00a0College of Science\u00a0at Clemson. \u201cThis facility, and its proximity to the Greenwood Genetic Center, elevates our ability to attract the brightest scientific talent to South Carolina and enhances our efforts to tackle genetic disorders.\u201d
\nThe facility\u2019s name recognizes the ongoing support from\u00a0Self Regional Healthcare, a health care system in Upstate South Carolina that has grown from the philanthropy of the late James P. Self, a textile magnate who founded Self Memorial Hospital in 1951.
\n\u201cSelf Regional Healthcare\u2019s vision is to provide superior care, experience and value. This vision includes affording our patients with access to cutting-edge technology and the latest in health care innovation \u2014 and genomic medicine, without a doubt, is the future of health care,\u201d said Jim Pfeiffer, president and CEO of Self Regional Healthcare. \u201cThe research and discoveries that will originate from this center will provide new options for those individuals facing intellectual and developmental disabilities, and will provide our organization with innovative capabilities and treatment options for our patients.\u201d
\n\u201cWe are pleased to welcome Clemson University to Greenwood as the first academic partner on our Partnership Campus,\u201d added Dr. Steve Skinner, director of the Greenwood Genetic Center. \u201cThis is the next great step in a collaboration that has been developing over the past 20-plus years. We look forward to our joint efforts with both Clemson and Self Regional Healthcare to advance the research and discoveries that will increase our understanding and treatment of human genetic disorders.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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