Demystifying Medicine
The Demystifying Medicine Series, jointly sponsored by FAES and NIH, includes presentations on pathology, diagnosis, and therapy in the context of major disease problems and current research. Primarily directed toward PhD students, clinicians and program managers, this series is designed to help bridge the gap between advances in biology and their application to major human diseases. Each session includes clinical and basic science components presented by NIH staff and invitees. All students, trainees, fellows, and staff are welcome to participate.
2023 Schedule
Location: Online - NIH Videocast http://videocast.nih.gov
Dates: Tuesdays from January 10 through May 16
Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm Eastern Time
Coordinators: Dr. Win Arias and Dr. Dan Kastner
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January 10 -
Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Lessons from COVID-19
~ Anthony Fauci, MD (NIAID)
January 17 -
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination and the Prevention of Cancer
~ Andrea Lisco, MD, PhD (NIAID)
~ John Schiller, PhD (NCI)
January 24 -
Salivary Secretion of Epidemic Viruses
~ Nihal Altan-Bonnet, PhD (NHLBI)
~ Natalie Porat-Shliom, PhD (NCI)
January 31 -
CANCELED: Diabetes Mellitus: Great Progress
~ Douglas Melton, PhD (Harvard University)
CANCELED: Diabetes: The Marathon of Life
~ Courtney Duckworth, MD (Harvard University - Boston Children's Hospital)
February 7 -
The Interferonopathies: Interferon Running Amok
~ Yanick Crow, MD, PhD (University of Edinburgh)
~ Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky,MD (NIAID)
February 14 -
The Role of Epstein-Barr Virus and Molecular Mimicry in Autoimmune Disease
~ William Robinson, MD, PhD (Stanford University)
~ Judith James, MD, PhD (Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation)
February 21 -
The Use of JAK Inhibitors in Autoimmune Disease
~ John O'Shea, MD (NIAMS)
~ Angela Christiano, PhD (Columbia University)
February 28 -
The Human Genome at 20
~ Adam Phillippy, PhD (NHGRI)
~ Cyndi Tifft, MD, PhD (NHGRI)
March 7 -
Tests for Early Cancer: Facts vs. Opinions
~ Philip Castle, PhD, MPH (NCI)
Can We Detect Early Cancer?
~ Robert Nussbaum, MD (Invitae)
March 14 -
Neurodegeneration and Aging: Are They Preventable or Reversible?
~ Saul Villeda, PhD (University of California, San Francisco)
~ Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD (NIA)
March 21 -
It's a Bacterial World
~ Andrew Knoll, PhD (Harvard University)
March 28 -
CANCELED: Solar Winds and Magic Bullets: Making Our Way in a World of Radiation
~ Nicola Fox, PhD (NASA)
~ Freddy Escorcia, MD, PhD (NCI)
RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 6
April 4 -
How is the Brain Organized and How Does it Work?
~ Nelson Spruston, PhD (Janelia HHMI)
~ Marcus Raichle, MD (Washington University)
April 11 -
Psychobiology: Mushrooms...Others
~ Frederick B, PhD (Johns Hopkins University)
~ David Olson, PhD (University of California, Davis)
April 18 -
Fat: Biology and Staying Thin
~ Aaron Cypess, MD, PhD (NIDDK)
~ Kevin Hall, PhD (NIDDK)
April 25 -
Out of Africa: Genomic and Environmental Determinants of Global Health
~ Charles Rotimi, PhD (NHGRI)
~ Clement Adebamowo, BM, ChB, ScD, FWACS, FACS (University of Maryland)
May 2 -
Cancer: Metastasis and Drivers
~ Kandace Tanner, PhD (NCI)
~ Jonathan Hernandez, MD (NCI)
May 9 -
mRNA: Will it Deliver Us from Illness?
~ John Coffin, PhD (Tufts University and NCI)
~ Paolo Lusso, MD, PhD (NIAID)
May 16 -
Diabetes Mellitus: Great Progress
~ Douglas Melton, PhD (Harvard University)
Diabetes: The Marathon of Life
~ Courtney Duckworth, MD (Harvard University - Boston Children's Hospital)
June 6 -
Solar Winds and Magic Bullets: Making Our Way in a World of Radiation
~ Nicola Fox, PhD (NASA)
~ Freddy Escorcia, MD, PhD (NCI)
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