Research

  • 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

    C. Ronald Kahn, MD

    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)

    David Clapham, MD, PhD

    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)

    Jay C. Dunlap, PhD

    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)

    Beverly S. Mitchell, MD

    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)

    Bruce Spiegelman, PhD

    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   

    Michael Good, MBBS, PhD, MD

    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)

    Stephen M. Strittmatter, MD, PhD

    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)