An illustration from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals the basic form of the virus blamed for the outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. (Illustration/Alissa... Read more »
Dr. Pandolfino is the Hans Popper Professor of Medicine and Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. His career has focused primarily on studying the biomechanics of bolus transport and gastrointestinal motility as it pertains to gastroesophageal reflux and swallowing disorders. He currently is funded by the NIH... Read more »
Dr. Nathan Crook’s research focuses on developing new methods for engineering microbes, and applying these methods to improve human health. As a graduate student at UT Austin, he developed several new methods to genetically engineer baker’s yeast, including RNAi screens and continuous directed evolution approaches using retrotransposons. Dr. Crook also developed model-based approaches for yeast... Read more »
Dr. Lawrence David has expertise in ecology, genomics, human diet, and fecal biomarkers. He received a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Columbia and a graduate degree in Computational & Systems Biology at MIT. At MIT he became familiar with concepts in microbial genomics, ecology, and evolution: After his doctoral work, he was chosen to... Read more »
“Vaccine Policy and Systems for Monitoring Vaccine Safety in the United States” Chip Walter, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University Duke University Medical Center Monday, March 2nd 3:35-5 p.m. MacNider 018 Dr. Emmanuel Walter, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics, serves as the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) Chief Medical Officer and directs the Duke Vaccine... Read more »
The UNC School of Medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and UNC Center for Health Equity Research are hosting the Inaugural Paul A. Godley Health Equity Symposium on March 5, 2020 to bring together faculty, staff, students, and the community to… Highlight and encourage health equity research; Promote collaboration and networking; and Encourage strategic planning and partnerships... Read more »
Please join March Children's Research Institute seminar and lunch with speaker Mark Heise, PhD. He will be presenting "Using novel genetic approaches to study infectious diseases."
Unprecedented access to knowledge and expertise should promote progress on global challenges like climate change, socioeconomic inequality and the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, facts are often met with severe skepticism and even hostility. Nobel Laureate Dr. William Moerner and respected panelists will discuss this challenging environment and the responsibilities of experts facing it. Registration required.... Read more »
Ralph Baric, PhD, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology and professor in the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and world leader in the study of coronaviruses, will deliver this year’s Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture. Please mark your calendar for... Read more »
Join the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Healthcare (PPMH) for Precision Health @ UNC: Health Disparities and Precision Medicine, a virtual mini-symposium on Dec. 9 from 1:30-3 p.m. At this interactive event, participants will engage in discussion with leading Precision Medicine researchers at UNC. Presenters include Victoria Bae-Jump, MD/PhD, Sam Cykert, MD, and Kristen... Read more »
Dr. Howard Frumkinis an internist, environmental and occupational medicine specialist and epidemiologist. He will discuss the health impacts of the global climate crisis, as well as hope as a positive influence on human health and response to these challenges. He has served as Dean of the University of Washington School of Public Health, led the... Read more »
