Lecture Video Archive
Silverstein Lecture Series Video Archive
Louis J. Guillette Jr. PhD
Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants and Reproductive Health: Alligators as Canaries in a Coal Mine
April 24, 2013
Louis J. Guillette Jr. PhD, Director, Marine Biomedicine & Environmental Sciences Center; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina; Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEE) Endowed Chair of Marine Genomics, Hollings Marine Laboratory; and Professor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, reviewed the work done in his laboratory and others examining the effects of various environmental contaminants on the development and functioning of the ovary and reproductive system at the gene to organ level.
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Marc S. Williams, MD
Personal Genome Sequencing
January 16, 2013
Dr. Williams, Director, Geisinger Health System Genomic Medicine Institute, explored emerging applications, benefits, and potential harms of this transformative healthcare technology; the health information genome sequencing can and cannot uncover; incidental findings, or what happens when sequencing reveals unexpected health concerns; and the potentially dramatic impact of personal genome sequencing on the healthcare system.
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Thomas R. Insel, MD
Rethinking Mental Illness
March 6, 2012
Dr. Insel, Director of the National Institute of Mental Health and former psychiatry professor at Emory University, explored the state of mental disorders in the United States and the role of genetics and other scientific advances in improving diagnosis and treatment methods, revolutionizing the field of psychiatry.
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Glen R. Hanson, PhD, DDS
Drug Abuse: A Family Matter?
October 26, 2011
Researchers have determined that the prevalence of inheriting drug abuse ranges from 40 to 60 percent, suggesting that vulnerability to drug addiction is not merely environmental, but also genetic. Dr. Hanson, professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Utah and former director of the National
Institute on Drug Abuse, explored the genetic elements of drug abuse.
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Cynthia Kenyon, PhD
Genes from the Fountain of Youth
May 11, 2011
Aging is actively controlled by genes. All animals, and possibly humans too, seem to have the potential to live much longer than they normally do. Dr. Kenyon explored the mechanisms by which the rate of aging can be slowed down. Cynthia Kenyon, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, American Cancer Society Research Professor and Director of the Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging at the University of California, San Francisco.
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TEDxNorthwesternU - Identity
December 15, 2010
How do you define yourself? By gender? Race? What about sexuality, origin, or even income? Join us and explore how advances in genetic and sociological research are redefining who we think we are.
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Rick Kittles, PhD: The Biology of Race in the Absence of Biological Races - QuickTime format, high resolution Dr. Kittles discussed why using race in biomedical studies is problematic using examples from U.S. groups that transcend "racial" boundaries and bear the burden of health disparities. Dr. Kittles is associate professor of medicine in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), as well as the associate director of the UIC Cancer Center. |
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Alice Dreger, PhD: Democracy After Anatomy - QuickTime format, high resolution As our democracy has matured, it has still retained an ancient reliance on anatomy as deeply meaningful. Yet at the same time, science has been dissolving the bright lines between anatomical categories. So what's next? What could - what will - democracy look like after anatomy? Dr. Dreger is Professor of clinical medical humanities and bioethics in the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. |
Jeffrey Friedman, MD, PhD
The Biologic Basis of Obesity
October 13, 2010
Dr. Friedman, Marilyn M. Simpson Professor and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at Rockefeller University, discussed what his team learned about the biological processes that regulate weight and appetite, and how further research could lead to a better understanding of obesity.
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Juan Enriquez, PhD
From Reading to Writing Life Code
November 4, 2009
Mr. Enriquez, managing director of Excel Venture Management and accomplished writer, businessman, and academic, explored what is possible using genome technology, and how it stands to revolutionize our lives.
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George Church, PhD
Personal Genomes and Web 2.0 Volunteerism
May 12, 2009
Do genes help predict disease, help you decide on insurance, or help researchers discover your family traits? Can we work together to make a bio-weather map, tracking pathogens and allergens around the globe? Is a microscopic flake of skin from a crime scene enough to determine a name, a face, and a psychiatric profile? Dr. Church, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, explored cutting-edge genomics research and technology.
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Drew Endy, PhD
Building a New Biology
October 27, 2008
Dr. Endy, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Stanford University, discussed powerful new technologies that allow life to be built from scratch. New engineered organisms are being constructed to help cure cancer, produce renewable energy, and assemble living computers. But who
will control these new biotechnologies?
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Sean Morrison, PhD
The Science and Politics of Stem Cells, Aging, and Cancer
October 17, 2007
Dr. Morrison will discuss the basics of stem cells, the roles that stem cells play in cancer and aging, and the ways in which state and federal politics have impacted stem cell research.
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Robert Pennock, PhD and Eugenie Scott, PhD
Evolution: The Impact of Social and Political Concerns on Science
April 11, 2006
Evolution is a complex and controversial subject with profound scientific, educational, and legal implications. Two experts provided different perspectives to the discussion:
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Eugenie C. Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, addressed the political and social issues challenging the science classroom. |
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Robert T. Pennock, professor of history, philosophy, and sociology of science at Michigan State University, defined what science is and is not. |
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Rick Kittles, PhD
Race, Genetic Ancestry and Disease
November 16 & 17, 2004
Rick Kittles, Associate Professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics at the Ohio State University Medical Center, explained how DNA is used to trace African American ancestry and how genetics can affect complex traits and diseases such as prostate cancer, personality traits, and skin color.
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To view video webcasts of past Richard A. Scott, MD lectures, please click here.
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Genetic Age: The Era of Personalized Medicine
Sponsored by the Center for Genetic Medicine and Affymetrix
December 4, 2006
Introduction and Keynote Speaker
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Panel 1: The Path to Personalized Medicine
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Panel 2: Creating the Climate for Personalized
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Panel 3: The Individual and Personalized Medicine
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