Seldin Symposium Speakers

William G. Kaelin Jr, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Danna-Farber Cancer Institute
“New Treatments for Anemia, Ischemia, and Cancer Emerging from Studies of von Hippel-Lindau Disease”

Steven E. Mansoor, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University
“From Molecular Structure to Drug Development: How Structural Biology can Impact Cardiovascular Medicine.”

Daniel Drucker, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto
"Changing Outcomes for People Liveing with Cardiometabolic Disorders"

Deepak Nijhawan, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Hematology & Oncology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
"Molecular Medicine: Adventures in Academic Drug Discovery"

Kavita Bhavan, M.D.
Chief Innovation Officer, Parkland Health and Hospital System
Associate Professor, Departments of Health Systems and Internal Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
"Experiences with Engaging Patients and Community to Improve Health: A Low-Tech Approach to Innovation in Care Delivery"

Robert M. Califf, MD, MACC
Head of Clinical Policy and Strategy for Verily and Google Health
Adjunct Professor, Duke University and Stanford University
I.G. Bromberg Memorial Visiting Professorship
"Can we Stop the Tsunami of Common, Chronic Disease in the Post-Pandemic Era?"

Joseph Goldstein, M.D.
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Internal Medicine
Chair, Molecular Genetics
"How to Solve a Scientific Puzzle: Clues from Stockholm and Broadway"

Markey McNutt, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics
“The Genetic Basis of Heritable Disease”

Michael S. Brown, M.D.
The W.A. (Monty) Moncrief Distinguished Chair in Cholesterol and Arteriosclerosis Research Regental Professor
Paul J. Thomas Professor of Molecular Genetics
Director, Jonsson Center for Molecular Genetics
Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1985
“Controlling Cholesterol”

Marlene Rabinovitch, M.D.
Dwight and Vera Dunlevie Professor in Pediatric-Cardiology
Staff Scientist, Vera Moulton Wall Center for Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Stanford University School of Medicine
Robert L. Johnson, Jr., M.D., Lectureship in Internal Medicine,
hosted by Dr. Connie Hsia, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
“Crossing the Intersection of Genetics and Inflammation to Find a Cure for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension”