Huntington’s disease is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. Laura Ohl, a senior majoring in biology at Penn State York, wants people to know more about this disease and the work that is being done by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Ohl, the 2015-16 president of the Biology Club at Penn State York, and other members will take part in the fourth annual Central Pennsylvania Team Hope Walk, set for May 21 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Officers of the Penn State York Biology Club discuss their upcoming volunteer opportunity at the fourth annual Central Pennsylvania Team Hope Walk May 21 in Lebanon. The club hopes to raise funds for the Huntington's Disease Society of America. Jamaia Marks, Mount Wolf, vice president; Laura Ohl, York, president; and Vienna Huso, Parkton, Maryland, secretary, left to right, were club officers for the 2015-16 academic year.
