Rachel, who has an older brother with PKU and a younger sibling without PKU, has always loved math, science and art and aspires to use those interests, perhaps in engineering, to “make a difference.” Rachel is a top student, third in her senior class academically, and has a weighted GPA…
Announcing the new ADVOCACY TOOL hosted by HowMuchPhe.org and open to anyone who cares about issues affecting the PKU & Allied Disorder Communities (no subscription necessary). Visit https://HowMuchPhe.org/advocacy, select your state and get ready to take action. FIRST UP: The Medical Nutrition Equity Act. National PKU Alliance hosted 40+ advocates for more than…
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June 28, 2016 is the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Dr. Robert Guthrie, Newborn Screening Pioneer. Read more about his work and legacy here.
National PKU News announced the publication on HowMuchPhe.org of the phe & protein values for the following foods: Chao Creamy Original Cheese by Field Roast Almond Dream Vanilla Yogurt Lotus Biscoff Sensible Portions Garden Veggie Straws The results also provided an updated (and slightly lower) phe value for Glutino Pretzel…
National PKU News is delighted announce the following winners of this year’s Guthrie-Koch Scholarship for PKU. Scholarship Winners Jeffrey Larson Sydney Barba Merit Award Winners Jennifer Paul Joshua Ranney Andrea Schreck Benjamin Gauger Full details on the scholarship can be found here.
Benjamin has his heart set on a career as a music (choir) director/conductor and in college plans to major in Music with a minor in Athletics. Of six children in the family, Benjamin is the youngest and the only one with PKU. From a young age, Benjamin has aspired to…
Andrea, who is a top student and graduated in the top 6% of her class, has a keen interest in the field of psychology and neurology. Inspired by her PKU, she is considering the possibility of one day working in a metabolic clinic. She challenged herself with many Advanced Placement…
Joshua, a freshman at the State University of NY at Fredonia, is majoring in Political Science. He is honored to have been diagnosed and treated at the same hospital in Buffalo, NY (The Women’s and Children’s Hospital) where Dr. Guthrie did much of his seminal work on PKU screening. He…
Jennifer, who grew up aspiring to be a Guthrie-Koch award winner from the time she was young after reading stories in the newsletter, hopes to go to Pepperdine University in California next year with an undeclared major and a Spanish minor. Her interests are wide-ranging, from the Dance and Film…
