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PAST WAP DISTINGUISHED LECTURES


 (D):Distinguished Lectures (1966-74) sponsored by Hyland Laboratories
(K):
 Kroc Foundation (1975 - 2002)
(KFF):
 Kaiser Family Foundation (1981-1989)
(WAP):
 WAP Lectureship (1990 - current)

 

1966   In Pursuit of the Purple (D) Cecil Watson, Minneapolis, MN Presidential Address: A Reaction to the Antileadership Vaccine (D) Halsted Holman, Palo Alto, CA (JW Gardner Science, 1966)

1967  The Danger of Adaptation (D) Rene Dubos, New York City, NY Brian McCarthy

1968   Immunohemolytic Anemias (D) James H. Jandl, Boston MA 1969 A Progress Report to Metchnikoff (D) W. Barry Wood, Jr, Baltimore, MD

1970  Travail and Trivia: Trials of Medical Publication (D) Franz J. Ingelfinger, Boston MA

1971  Progressive Pernicious Anemia: From Fatality to Felicity (D) William B. Castle, W Roxbury, MA 

1972  RNA Tumor Viruses and Human Cancer (D) Sol Spiegelman, New York, NY

1973  Ion Exchange and Contractility in the Myocardium (D) Glenn Langer, Los Angeles, CA

1974  Cellular and Macromodecular Engineering - Realities and Potentialities (D) Robert A. Good, New York, NY Kroc Foundation (1975 - 2002)
 

1975 The Metabolic Code(K)Gordon M. Tomkins, UCSF 

1976 The Hormonal Control of Growth (K) William Daughaday,Washington University, St. Louis

1977 Recent Studies with Peptides of the Hypothalamus (K) Roger Guillemin, Salk Institute
     
 
1978 Transport in Tight and Leaky Epithelia (K) Jared Diamond, UCLA. Special Lecture on Epithelia (K) Rosalyn Yalow
 

1979 Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Insights into the Pahtogenesis of Atherosclerosis (K) Joseph Goldstein, U. of Texas
 

1980 Immunoregulatory Mechanisms: Insight Derived from Patients with Primary Immunodeficiency Disease or with Leukemia (K)    Thomas A. Waldmann, National Cancer Institute
 

1981 Prostaglandins: Discoveries and Potential for Therapeutics Philip Needleman,Washington University, St. Louis, MO 
Medical Technology: The Challenge of the 1980's (KFF) Philip R. Lee, UCSF 

1982 Studies of the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (K)   Robert Schwartz,Tufts University SOM,  Boston, MA Cancelled due to illness of lecturer (KFF) Baruj Bonacerref                

1983  (KFF) James B. Wyngaarden, Director, NIH

1984  Antibodies: The Proteins and their Genes (K) Leroy E. Hood, Pasadena, CA
  A Randomized Controlled Trial: Does Free Care Improve the Health of Adults?(KFF) Robert H. Brook, Los Angeles, CA 

1985  Oncogenes and Retroviruses in Human Cancer (K) Stuart Aaronson, National Cancer Institute.The Computer as a Tool for Clinical Decision Making: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine (KFF) Edward Shortliffe, Stanford, CA
 

1986  The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)  An Update Anthony S. Fauci, NIH, Bethesda, MDBack to the Future: Are New Standards Needed in Medical Care? (KFF) John A. Benson, Portland, OR
 

1987  Mapping Approaches to Gene Identification in Humans (K) Raymond White, Salt Lake City, UT. Some Thoughts on Medical Center Governance (KFF) Robert Petersdorf, President, AAMC
 

1988  Cancer Genes: From Bench to Bedside(K) J. Michael Bishop, UCSF Science and Health Care Policy: Who Decides?(KFF) Samuel O. Their, National Academy of Science, Washington, D.C.
 

1989  Advances in Neurosciences:  Implications for Medicine (K) Floyd E. Bloom, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA.The Canadian Healthcare System in Relation to Current Problems  in the United States (KFF) Gerard N. Burrow, UCSD
 

1990 Brain Mechanisms of Sound Localization (K) Masakazu Konishi, Calif. Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA Peer Review in Scientific Journals: What Good Is It?(WAP) Arnold S. Relman, Editor-in-Chief, NEJM
 

1991 The AIDS Virus: What We Know and What We Can Do About It? (K)  Flossie Wong-Stall, UCSD Irresistible Medical Technonolgy: Cost, Quality and Equity in Health Care (WAP) Harvey V. Fineberg,Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
 

1992 Present Understanding of Blood Coagulation and It’s  Alterations in Hemorrhage and Thromotic Disorder Samuel I. Rapaport, San Diego, CA Oncogenes and Antioncogenes. The Legacies of Peyton Rous and Theodor Peter Vogt, Los  Angeles, CA
 

1993 Paradoxical Dilemmas in Body Fluid Volume Regulation in Health and Disease - A Unifying Hypothesis  Robert W. Schrier, Denver, CO Academe and Government: Firm Link or Broken Reed Robert Petersdorf, Washington, D.C.
 

1994  Emergence of a New Hantavirus Disease in the Four Corners Region of the United States  Brian Lief Hjelle, Albuquerque, NM. The Future of Health Policy Victor R. Fuchs, Stanford, CA
 

1995  Carbohydrates as Recognition Molecules: Role inHuman Biology and Diseases Stuart Kornfield, St Luis, MO. Two Revolutions: Copernicus and Darwin Francisco J. Ayala, Irvine CA
 

1996  The Future of Academic Health Centers  Samuel O. Their, Boston, MA. Renal Epithelial Cell Function and Organization in Normal and Disease States  W. James Nelson, Stanford, CA
 

1997  Current and Future NIH Support of Biomedical Research Claude Lenfant, NIH.  AIDS Merle Sande, University of Utah 

1998  Evolving Nature of Pharmaceutical Industry Research:Leon Rosenberg, MD, Implications for Collaboration with Academia  (K) Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Princeton, NJ.  STD's: Progress and Problems for the year 2000 (WAP) King K Holmes, MD, PhD, U of WA 

1999  Neuroendocrinology of Inflammation and Innate Immunity (WAP/KROC) Seymour Reichlin, University of Arizona 

2000  Nitric Oxide in Innate Resistance and Immunity (K) John Hibbs, University of Utah
 

2001  Beyond the Human Genome Project: What Comes Next? (K) Maynard Olson, Seattle, WA
 

2002  Clinical Research in the 21st Century - Linking Discovery to Healing (K) Philip Eaton, University of New Mexico
 

2003  The IKK Complex: A Central Regulator of Inflammatory and Immune Responses  Michael Karin, UC, San Diego
 

2004  Living Off the Fat of the Land - An Intersection of the Pharmaceutical Regulatory and Health Care Establishments (K) Michael Friedman, City of Hope Hospital

WAP Symposium: INDUSTRY, ACADEMICS, AND THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC

    The Good News: Orphan Drug Development – Treatment Of Lysosomal Storage Disease. Gregory Grabowski, University of Cincinnati
    The Bad News: The Withdrawal Of The Pharmaceutical Industry From Anti-Infective Research And Development. Steve Projan, Wyeth-Ayerst
    What May Be Done: How We Can Seize Opportunities And Resolve Conflicts Between The Academy And Pharmaceutical Interests. Michael Friedman, City of Hope National Medical Center
2005  Nitric Oxide and Cyclic GMP in Cell Signaling and Drug Development. Ferid Murad, University of Texas Health Sciences Center

WAP Symposium: THE IMPACT OF "OMICS" ON MODERN MEDICINE

    Genomics: Human Genetic Variation And Complex Human Traits. David R. Cox, Perlegen Sciences, Inc.
    Glycomics: Life Sugar-Coded. James Paulson, The Scripps Research Institute
    Proteomics: Comparative Proteomics – Diagnostics And Prognostics For The 21st Century. Harvey Joel Cohen, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital

2006  Genetic Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Germ Cells. Renee Reijo Pera, University of California, San Francisco

WAP Symposium: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF SEPTIC SHOCK: NEW KNOWLEDGE AND NEW TREATMENT OPPORTUNITIES

    For Whom The Bell Tolls: Advances In The Innate Immune Response To Sepsis. David Gilbert, Oregon Health & Science University
    Coagulopathy In Sepsis. Tom DeLoughery, Oregon Health & Science University
    Glucocorticoids And Septic Shock. Brent Wisse, University of Washington

2007  Perspectives and Progress on Developing a Useful HIV Vaccine Lawrence Corey, University of Washignton

WAP Symposium: INTERPLAY OF OXIDATIVE STRESS, INFLAMMATION, DYSLIPIDEMIA AND HYPERTENSION IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

    Convergence Of Lipid And Oxidation Hypotheses Of Atherosclerosis. Mohammad Navab, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    The Vicious Cycle Of Hypertension, Oxidative Stress, And Inflammation. Nick D. Vaziri, University of California, Irvine
    Homocysteine, B Vitamins And Cardiovascular Disease. Ralph Green, University of California, Davis

2008  Mitochondrial DNA, Oxidative Stress And Aging.  Douglas C. Wallace, University Of California, Irvine

WAP Symposium: INTERPLAY OF OXIDATIVE STRESS, INFLAMMATION, DYSLIPIDEMIA AND HYPERTENSION IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

    Genetics Of Obesity. Christian Vaisse, University of California, San Francisco
    Inflammation And Insulin Resistance/Diabetes. Jerrold Olefsky, University of California, San Diego
    Novel Approaches To Treatment. Jonathan Purnell, Oregon Health & Science University
    Metabolic Underpinnings Of Bariatric Surgery. David Cummings, University Washington

2009  WAP Distinguished Lectureship: EXERCISE, MITOCHONDRIA AND METABOLIC PHENOTYPE. David E. Kelley, Merck and Company

WAP Symposium: EVOLUTIONARY PATHOBIOLOGY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (THROMBOSIS, INFLAMMATION AND LIPIDS)

    Thrombosis. Ethan Weiss, University of California, San Francisco
    Inflammation. Christopher Glass, University of California, San Diego
    Lipids. Alan Chait, University of Washington

2010  WAP Distinguished Lectureship: HOW BACTERIA LOOK AT THE WORLD. Stanley Falkow, Stanford University School of Medicine

WAP Symposium: BAD BUGS; NO DRUGS

    Bad Bugs; No Drugs – Where Have We Been, Where Are We Now, And Where Are We Going? Brad Spellberg, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Mrsa Virulence Factors And New Targets For Treatment. Henry (Chip) F. Chambers, San Francisco General Hospital and University of California, San Francisco
    Fungal Infections – Not All Bad Bugs Are Bacteria. John E. Edwards, Jr., Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

2011  WAP Distinguished Lectureship: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN GLOBAL HEALTH. King Holmes, University of Washington

WAP Symposium: GLOBAL HEALTH: THE SPECTER OF CANCER, MALNUTRITION, AND INFECTION

    Innovation To Impact: Cervical Cancer Prevention. Jacqueline Sherris, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
    Vitamin D Insufficiency And Innate Immunodysfunction. John S. Adams, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    Drug Development For Neglected Infectious Diseases: New Hope For Old Scourges. Wesley Van Voorhis, University of Washington

2012 WAP Distinguished Lectureship: HEART BREAKING AND HEART MAKING: NEW STRATEGIES FOR CARDIAC REGENERATION. Eric Olson, University of Texas Southwestern

WAP Symposium: STEM CELL THERAPEUTICS FOR THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: HOPE OR HYPE

    Pluripotent Stem Cells For Cardiac Repair. Michael Laflamme, University of Washington
    Steps Toward Bioartificial Organs For Transplantation. Doris Taylor, University of Minnesota
    The Holy Grail Of Cell Therapy: Can We Achieve Genuine Regeneration? Eduardo Marban, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
2013 WAP Distinguished Lectureship: WHO ARE WE? THE HUMAN MICROBIOME IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. David Relman, Stanford University.

WAP Symposium: THE MICROBIOME AND ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH AND DISEASE

    The role of innate immune response genes in maintaining the gut microbiome and protection from inflammatory bowel disease. R. William De Paolo, University of Southern California
    Vaginal ecology in health and disease: the role of the vaginal microbiome. Jeannie Marrazzo, University of Washington
    Small molecules from the human microbiota. Michael Fischbach, University of California, San Francisco.

 

 
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