Jennie Driscoll:  

Until very recently, I was a researcher in the human genetics section of biomedical research at AI duPont Hospital for Children (Nemours), where I had the unique opportunity to combine my linguistics (Penn State) and Biology (U. of Delaware) degrees on projects including the genetics of speech delays and the molecular basis of a form of autism in kids with a duplication of chromosome 15. Naturally I prepared for this position via my previous jobs as a magazine editor, AOL manager, childcare head teacher, and Wal-Mart manager, and ongoing efforts as a self-defense instructor. Truly a boring and one-track career path I have led :). Now I'm a stay at home Mom (and of course continuing in the martial arts), keeping up with 2 very active boys, both bright, loving, and inquisitive, and one with a genetic disorder known as Klinefelter's syndrome, a disorder which affects approximately 1:500 males, making it one of the most common genetic disorders, yet it is very poorly understood by many, particularly in the pediatric community. So we've been on a little adventure together. But with great support particularly from his physical therapists and one great teacher at school, plus his own in...Expand for more