Students are invited to attend Dr. Vinik's Medical Center Hour talk on Wednesday, March 13 from 12:30-1:30pm in Jordan Hall Conference Center Auditorium. The title of his talk will be “Odyssey in the Life of a Physician Scientist.”
There will be light refreshments!
This talk would appeal to anyone interested in diabetes/endocrinology and/or anyone considering a medical career in academics (including research).
More information about Dr. Vinik: Dr. Vinik has received international recognition for his research on islet regeneration and the discovery of a gene, which could prove to be a cure for diabetes. Dr.Vinik has been invited to present his work all over the world. He has authored eight books, 116 book chapters, and has published more than 460 papers in peer-reviewed, highly reputable journals. Dr. Vinik is a leader of a number of professional societies (e.g. he was Chairman of the American Diabetes Association task force on Nutrition, Chairman of the subcommittee for development of guidelines for neuropathy testing, Chairperson of the American Diabetes Association Grant Review Committee, and Director of the National Post-Graduate Education Course).
