VUMC’s newest parking garage will open Monday. (photo by Dana Johnson)
Pharmacology forum to focus on repairing human body
New ways to fix the human body will take center stage at this year's Joel G. Hardman Student-Invited Pharmacology Forum, which will be held Tuesday, April 11.
The forum lets graduate students in the Pharmacological Sciences Training Program identify a focused research area and invite recognized scientists to participate.
The topic of this year's symposium is "Rebuilding the Human Body: From Stem Cells to Tissue Engineering."
Speakers will include:
• Ronald D. G. McKay, Ph.D., chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, "Building Brains with Stem Cells."
• Christine E. Schmidt, Ph.D., assistant professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, "Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering: Novel Approaches for Biomedical Therapies."
• Dr. Ercem Atillasoy, director of Internal Medicine, Dermatology and Tissue Engineering at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, "Tissue Engineered Skin: New Solutions for Chronic Problems."
The symposium is from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in 214 Light Hall.
Following the seminars, graduate students in the Pharmacological Sciences Training Program will present their research in a poster session from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the MRB I third-floor atrium.