Speakers
Welcome
- Arthur S. Levine, MD >
- Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences and Dean, School of Medicine
Global Health
- Donald S. Burke, MD >
- Dean, Graduate School of Public Health; UPMC Jonas Salk Professor of Global Health; Associate Vice Chancellor for Globah Health for the Health Sciences; Director, Center for Vaccine Research
Diabetes
- Linda Siminerio RN, PhD, CDE >
- Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing; Executive Director, University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute
Regenerative Medicine
- Alan J. Russell, PhD >
- University Professor; Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine; Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering; Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences; Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Rising Stars in Oncology
- Laura J. Niedernhofer, MD, PhD >
- Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
- Thomas P. Conrads, PhD >
- Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine; Co-director, Clinical Proteomics
- Facility, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
- Heidi Donovan, PhD, RN >
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Acute/Tertiary Care, School of Nursing
Schedule
Winter Academy West
The Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
11:30 AM - Registration
Noon - Program and
Lunch
“Advancing the Health Sciences: When You Come to a Fork in the
Road, Take It”
Arthur S. Levine, MD, Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences and
Dean, School of Medicine
“Global Health: From the Bench to the Bush”
Donald S. Burke, MD, Dean, Graduate School of Public Health; UPMC Jonas
Salk Professor of Global Health; Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health,
Health Sciences; Director, Center for Vaccine Research
“Pittsburgh’s Fight in the War on Diabetes”
Linda Siminerio, PhD, RN, Associate Professor of Medicine, School of
Medicine; Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing; Executive Director,
University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute
“Regeneration: If Newts Can Do It, Why Can’t We?”
Alan J. Russell, PhD, University Professor; Professor of Surgery,
School of Medicine; Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering,
School of Engineering; Professor of Rehabilitation Science and Technology,
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences; Director, McGowan Institute for
Regenerative Medicine
“Of Mice and Men: Solving Life’s Mysteries of Cancer and Aging”
Laura Niedernhofer, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and
Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
“Catching Cancer Early: The Search for Better Biomarkers”
Thomas P. Conrads, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and
Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine; Co-Director, Clinical Proteomics
Facility, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
“Connecting to Care: Managing Cancer Symptoms Online”
Heidi S. Donovan, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor of Acute/Tertiary Care,
School of Nursing
6:00 PM Reception at the Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa