talks on cutting-edge research
Reminiscences of days past and discussions of today's cutting-edge research will highlight a reunion weekend that will bring back graduates of the School of Medicine and its Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH).
The psychocultural foundations of terrorism, new frontiers in pediatrics, and the effect of genomics on the field of public health will be among the topics explored in the reunion programs, which will take place Friday-Saturday, June 3-4.
The weekend will also feature a lecture on Friday about the state of the School of Medicine by its new dean, Dr. Robert J. Alpern, who assumed the post last July. Distinguished alumni from the medical school and EPH will also be honored for their contributions to their field.
The medical school's program will include two reunion symposia, to be held Friday and Saturday in the Anlyan Center auditorium. The first, "When Hatred Is Bred in the Bone: The Psychocultural Foundations of the New Terrorism," will be led by Dr. Jerrold M. Post '60 M.D., a noted author and political psychologist, who is professor of psychiatry, political psychology and international affairs and director of the psychology program at George Washington University.
The second, "From Embryo to Young Adult: New Frontiers in Pediatrics," will be moderated by Dr. Margaret K. Hostetter, the Jean McLean Wallace Professor and chair of pediatrics and physician-in-chief at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. It will include three presentations by faculty from the Department of Pediatrics: "Cilia Determine Cardiac Situs," by Dr. Martina Brueckner; "New Approaches to Ameliorate Brain Damage Due to Hypoxia" by Dr. Scott A. Rivkees; and "Quality of Life in Survivors of Childhood Cancer" by Dr. Nina Kadan-Lottick.
Two physicians will receive Distinguished Alumni Service Awards at the annual meeting of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine on Saturday: Dr. Donald E. Moore '81 M.D., '81 M.P.H., and Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland '55 M.D. The latter is clinical professor of surgery (gastroenterology) and at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies.
The Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health is hosting several events in conjunction with Alumni Day 2005.
The theme of the day is "Genomics and Public Health: Theory Meets Practice." At a program at the New Haven Lawn Club, two scientists -- Kenneth Kidd of Yale and Dr. Peter Singer '90 M.P.H. -- will consider the promises and challenges of the ongoing genomics revolution, highlighted by the sequencing of the human genome. Kidd is professor of genetics, psychiatry and biology at Yale; Singer is professor of medicine at the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics and director of PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Bioethics.
Kidd will discuss the implications of biogeography of human populations for race and public health -- i.e., how distribution of genetic variation among individuals and populations offers insights into different susceptibilities to disease. Singer will explore the bioethical implications of the genomics revolution, including the incremental harnessing of genomics and biotechnology to improve health in developing countries. A panel of faculty and alumni experts will also discuss the implication of the genomics revolution on their own work.
The day will also include the presentations of a Distinguished Alumni Award to Dr. James S. Marks '80 M.P.H., senior vice president of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and an Award for Excellence in Bioethics to Singer; induction of Jerald Fagliano '85 M.P.H. into the Public Service Honor Roll; and the unveiling of a new bust of C-E.A. Winslow, the late professor who established one of the first programs in public health at Yale, at the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Public Health.
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Waxman is appointed to Flaherty chair
Dr. State has been designated Harris Assistant Professor . . .
Krauss named to second term at Silliman
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Six Yale affiliates elected fellows of scholarly society
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REUNIONSAlumni will gather for talks, tours and other special events
Library exhibit celebrates the accomplishments of the Class of '55
Medical school reunions feature talks on cutting-edge research
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Glen Micalizio wins Beckman Young Investigator award . . .
IN MEMORIAMBenjamin Mordecai: Drama school teacher and Broadway producer
Memorial service to honor South African historian Leonard Thompson
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