he Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences developed the Frontiers in Medicine Lecture Series with the goal of accelerating the communication of scientific discovery to physicians, scientists, and health-care workers via the Internet.
At the forefront of medical education The Frontiers in Medicine Lecture Series was launched in 1997 to disseminate the pioneering contributions of prominent scientists whose efforts are destined to have significant impact on the treatment of disease in the 21st century. Broadcast live over the Internet with real-time responses to
questions from Internet participants, the Frontiers in Medicine Lecture Series has connected physicians with some of this century's most illustrious names in medical research ?from the cloning pioneer Dr. Ian Wilmut, renowned AIDS researchers Drs. Anthony Fauci and Luc Montagnier, to leading researcher Dr. Judah Folkman, who made headlines with his groundbreaking work on angiogenesis inhibitors.
The Most Recognized Authorities in Medicine.
The Frontiers in Medicine Lecture Series was developed under the aegis of Dr. Allan L. Goldstein, Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Within its first year, the Frontiers Series established its reputation as the leader of medical lectures broadcast on the Internet. Prior lecturers and topics have included:
Anthony S. Fauci Host Factors in the Pathogenesis of HIV Disease
Ian Wilmut Advances in Cloning: Implications for Medicine
Dennis J. Selkoe Advances in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Steven A. Rosenberg 200 Years After Jenner: The Search for a Cancer Vaccine
Robert B. Couch Advances in Knowledge and Approaches To Control Influenza
Judah M. Folkman
Angiogenesis Mechanisms of Disease
Allen Roses
Pharmacogenetics in the 21st Century
Luc Montagnier
Molecular Genetics of HIV and AIDS
Stephan R. Targan
New Approaches to the Treatment of Crohn's Disease
Jeffrey M. Isner Vascular Growth and Genetic Vectors
Peter J. Barnes
Treatment of Asthma as an Inflammatory Disease
Alexander Fefer
New Strategies in the Use of Bone Marrow Transplantation to Treat Cancers of the Blood
Francis Collins
The Human Genome Project and the Future of Medicine
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he Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences developed the Frontiers in Medicine Lecture Series with the goal of accelerating the communication of scientific discovery to physicians, scientists, and health-care workers via the Internet.
