Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series
The Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high-impact research in a variety of areas.
Most lectures, with few exceptions, will be held on the third Thursday of each month beginning in September. The seminars will be of broad interest and are open to all CCOM faculty, staff and students.
2011-2012 Schedule
Role of Diabetes in Control of Brain Cholesterol Metabolism and Function
C. Ronald Kahn, MD
Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine
Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University
Thursday, September 15, 2011
4:00-5:00 pm
Prem Sahai Auditorium (1110 MERF)
Novel Ion Channels
David E. Clapham, MD, PhD
Aldo R. Castaneda Professor of Cardiovascular Research
Children's Hospital of Boston
Harvard University
Thursday, October 20, 2011
4:00-5:00 pm
Prem Sahai Auditorium (1110 MERF)
Genetic and Molecular Dissection of a Simple Circadian System
Jay C. Dunlap, PhD
Nathan Smith Professor and Chairman
Department of Genetics
Dartmouth Medical School
Thursday, November 17, 2011
4:00-5:00 pm
Prem Sahai Auditorium (1110 MERF)
Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes Revisited: Therapeutic Implications
Beverly S. Mitchell, MD
George E. Becker Professor of Medicine
Director, Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford University
Thursday, February 16, 2012
4:00-5:00 pm
Urmila Sahai Seminar Room (2117 MERF)

Transcriptional Control of Adipogenesis: Toward a New Generation of Therapeutics
Bruce Spiegelman, PhD
Stanley J. Korsmeyer Professor of Cell Biology and Medicine
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard University
POSTPONED to Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Long Road to a Malaria Vaccine
Michael Good, MBBS, PhD, MD, DSc
Professor and Research Leader, Institute for Glycomics
Griffith University
Thursday, April 12, 2012
4:00-5:00 pm
Prem Sahai Auditorium (1110 MERF)
Cell Surface Interactions during Neurodegeneration and Neural Repair
Stephen M. Strittmatter, MD, PhD
Vincent Coates Professor of Neurology
Director, Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair
Yale University
Thursday, May 17, 2012
4:00-5:00 pm
Urmila Sahai Seminar Room (2117 MERF)