Illinois State Insights webinar: How to become a citizen scientist

The Illinois State University Alumni Association believes in lifelong learning and career development even after graduation. Take advantage of these free webinars and live streams as they fit into everyday life to continue to learn and grow together as Redbirds. Be sure to register in advance to gain access to the webinar.

Patients are no longer willing to leave science to the scientists. They are gathering and analyzing their own medical data, using the internet to find one another, and joining other families in chat groups and organized communities springing up online. Pursuing cures for your own disease or on behalf of someone you love can be daunting. In this informative webinar, Pulitzer Prize winner and Wall Street Journal reporter Amy Dockser Marcus will discuss the rise of citizen science and some of the resources and tools to help patients and their advocates drive drug development and advance medical research.