A seminar series that aims to fosters cross-disciplinary discussions about medicine and disease will begin Jan. 31 with an event led by Douglas Lowy, deputy director of the National Cancer Institute.
January 24, 2018
Douglas Lowy
The Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford is launching a new seminar series, IMAGinING THE FUTURE, aimed at encouraging interdisciplinary dialogue in medicine.
The series will feature national leaders in medicine, who will share their insights and stories of progress and scientific innovation.
The seminars, which are free and open to the public, will take place in Berg Hall at the School of Medicine’s Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge.
Douglas Lowy, MD, deputy director of the National Cancer Institute, will kick off the series at 1 p.m. Jan. 31 with a seminar on the role of precision medicine in cancer prevention and screening. A veteran of cancer research, Lowy has helped to make critical medical advances, including the development of human papillomavirus vaccines.
Registration is available online.
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