Sunday, April, 2007
17th Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona
"Parting Words From a Surgeon General: Addressing Public Health Concerns"
7:30 p.m.
Cole Assembly Room
Converse Hall
Thursday, March 15, 2007
"How did Lou Gehrig Die? A medical journey from the bedside to the bench and back."
Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jr. '69, M.D., D. Phil.
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Day Neuromuscular Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital
Thursday, March 15, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall
This lecture will show how biomedical research can lead to treatments for serious neuromuscular diseases. Dr. Brown is one of our most distinguished medical alumni. He and his collaborators have made many important contributions to the understanding of the biology of neuromuscular diseases, including identification of several genes involved in familial ALS. The MGH Day Laboratory contributions include investigations of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Miyoshi myopathy, periodic paralysis, and adrenoleukodystrophy. Current research includes stem cell transplantation studies, drug screening to find promising compounds for treatment, human and mouse trials of promising drugs, and genetic investigations to find new genes that cause ALS in families.
Dr. Brown's website: http://adams.mgh.harvard.edu/cagn/Faculty/brown.html
Contact Prof. Steve George (sageorge@amherst.edu) with any questions about the talk.
Friday, March 9th, 2007
Alumni Health Professions Panel
7 p.m.
Paino Lecture Hall, Earth Sciences Building
Amherst College
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Alumni Health Professions Panel
Noon
Friedmann Room, Keefe Campus Center
Join recently graduated alumni currently enrolled in health professions schools. Hear them speak on their experiences with taking time off after graduation, insider tips on the admissions process, minority issues and what life in graduate school is really like.
Click here to see pictures!
Wednesday November 8, 2006
Life As a Child Psychiatrist: Helping Children Cope with Serious Illness in the Family
Dr. Paula Rauch '77
7:30 p.m.
Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall
Reception to follow.
Click to see publicity poster here.
