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t m c ยป p u l s e | j u ly 2 0 1 5 1 TMC | PULSE//TABLE of CONTENTS j u ly 2 0 1 5 8 10 14 23 Spotlight: Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute explains how incredible findings can come from the most unlikely little organisms. Giving Paws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Throughout the Texas Medical Center, pet therapy programs engage animals to help patients recovering from illness and injury. Investing in Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Redefining Early Stage Investment (RESI) conference provided an oppor- tunity for early-stage investors and life science entrepreneurs to make a compelling connection. 30 Transplanting History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston Methodist and MD Anderson join forces to give a cancer survivor a new scalp, skull, kidney and pancreas, as well as a new lease on life, all in one groundbreaking day. 32 Dream Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On the same day they graduated from medical school, two students at Baylor College of Medicine are commissioned as captains in the United States Air Force. 36 Accolades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Short Takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Calendar ADA: 25 YEARS LATER // p. 5 Local Eats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Every Tuesday, rain or shine, the Rice University Farmers Market gives Houstonians the opportunity to buy fresh food grown, raised or produced within 200 miles of the city. on the cover: Nala, a Golden Retriever with the pet therapy group Caring Critters, comforts a patient at Texas Children's Hospital. [ ] THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WAS PASSED ON JULY 26, 1990, PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY. ONE OF THE LAW'S CHIEF ARCHITECTS RECALLS HOW HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES HELPED MAKE HISTORY.