Weill Cornell / Rockefeller / Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional (Tri-I) Forum on Neglected Diseases
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Co-sponsored with Weill Cornell American Medical Student Association
- To introduce the concept of neglected diseases to the Tri-I community
- To connect interested students with active Tri-I faculty involved with neglected diseases
- To propose future steps for Tri-I community involvement in neglected diseases
- To connect interested parties with global health leaders based in New York City
Videos
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Introduction to Tri-I Neglected Disease Forum
- Antonio M. Gotto Jr, M.D., D.Phil. The Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean; Professor of Medicine; and Provost for Medical Affairs, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Mission of the Forum
- Sandeep P. Kishore and Christin Price, UAEM
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Keynote Address: Neglected Tropical Diseases: New Opportunities for Research and Education
- Peter Hotez M.D., Ph.D. Director of Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease Control; Director, Human Hookworm Vaccine Initiative; Walter G. Ross Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology and Tropical Medicine, The George Washington University and Sabin Vaccine Institute; Cornell/ Rockefeller MD-PhD Alumnus
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An Update on Initiatives to Promote Research in the Developing World
- Harold E. Varmus, M.D. Nobel Laureate in Medicine; President, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Co-Founder of Public Library of Science (PLoS); Chairman of the Scientific Board of Grand Challenges in Global Health
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An Update on Initiatives to Promote Research in the Developing World
- Warren Johnson, M.D. B.H. Kean Professor of Tropical Medicine, Chief of Division of International Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Malaria: Strange Biological Secrets of a Successful Pathogen
- Lakshmi Sonbuchner, Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Candidate, Laboratory of Kirk Deitsch, Weill Cornell Medical College
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The Role of Universities in Achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals
- Joanna Rubinstein, D.D.S, Ph.D. Chief of Staff to the Director, Jeffrey Sachs & Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Former Director of Global Health Initiatives at the UN Millennium Project
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Aligning Pharmaceutical Innovation with Medical Need
- Carl Nathan, M.D. Chairman, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Scientists Without Borders: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Health
- Ellis Rubinstein, President of the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS); Chairman of Scientists Without Borders; Former Editor of Science
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Tri-Institutional Open Forum
- Moderators: Peter Hotez M.D.,Ph.D & Sandeep P. Kishore, UAEM