Sleuthing the Microbiome Reveals Undercover Agents of Oncogenesis
The annual Astute Clinician Lecture was established in 1998 through a gift from the late Dr. Robert W. Miller and his wife, Haruko. It honors U.S. scientists who have observed unusual clinical occurrences and, by investigating them, have opened an important new avenue of research. The lectureship exemplifies how astute clinical observations can lead to innovative research. Speakers are proposed by members of the Medical Executive Committee (MEC) with voting for the top three candidates. Selection from this slate of candidates is made by the NIH Director.
An expert in foodborne and intestinal infections, Cynthia Sears is ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - July 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Brazil's digital transformation is progressing despite challenges
Luis Gustavo Gasparini Kiatake, president of the Brazilian Health Informatics Association, discusses the challenges of data exchange, digital maturity and culture in the country ' s transformation journey, in this episode of The Alessi Agenda. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - July 1, 2020 Category: Information Technology Tags: Government & amp; Policy Quality and Safety Source Type: video
Brain Machine Interfaces: from basic science to neuroprostheses and neurological recovery
NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
Miguel Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D., is the Duke School of Medicine Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience at Duke University, Professor of Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychology and Neuroscience, and founder of Duke's Center for Neuroengineering. He is Founder and Scientific Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute for Neuroscience of Natal. Dr. Nicolelis is also founder of the Walk Again Project, an international consortium of scientists and engineers, dedicated to the development of an exoskeleton device to assist sev...
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
How Brazil is tackling its health IT challenges
Brazil is facing many of the problems common in other countries, notably interoperability, privacy, infrastructure, a large population and the combination of private and public health, says E-VAL Sa úde Director Luis Gustavo Kiatake. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - May 1, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: HIMSS19 Interoperability Telehealth Source Type: video
Defining mechanisms of pathogenesis in cutaneous leishmaniasis to develop new approaches to therapy
IIG Seminar
Phil Scott received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980 where he studied immunoregulatory mechanisms in experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis, and from there went to Dr. Alan Sher ’ s laboratory at NIH where he defined the role of CD4+ Th1 and Th2 cells in controlling leishmaniasis. He left NIH in 1989 to return to Penn, and rose through the ranks to become Professor of Immunology in 1995. During his time at Penn he served for 12 years as Chair of the Department of Pathobiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine, and is currently Vice Dean for Research& Academic Resources. Dr. Scott ’ s c...
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
