Past Events

Events which have already happened.

Technology and Human Development (204 Mayborn, Vanderbilt University, from Nov 13, 2009 01:30 PM to Nov 13, 2009 02:45 PM)

Moses Musaazi, PhD, MSc, DIC, Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, will be speaking as part of International Education Week as a guest of Dr. Brian Heuser, The Office of the Dean of Students and Kasiisi Project Vanderbilt.

Benefit for Primeros Pasos (Ben Schulman Center, from Nov 11, 2009 06:00 PM to Nov 11, 2009 09:00 PM)

With the collaboration of health professionals, health educators, volunteers, and community leaders, Primeros Pasos offers quality and affordable health care and health education to the rural, underserved communities of the Palajunoj Valley of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala.

Panel Discussion: Sick Around the World (Sarratt Cinema, from Nov 11, 2009 05:30 PM to Nov 11, 2009 07:30 PM)

Can the U.S. learn anything from the rest of the world about how to run a health care system?

Nicholas Kristof to speak at Vol State (Caudill Hall, Vol State, from Nov 10, 2009 07:00 PM to Nov 10, 2009 09:00 PM)

Kristof will discuss the global challenges for women during an appearance at Volunteer State Community College.

2009 National CFAR Symposium (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, US, from Nov 04, 2009 12:00 AM to Nov 06, 2009 12:00 AM)

In conjunction with the CFAR Administrators and Directors Meetings and the 12th Annual Tn AETC/CCC HIV Symposium. Jointly sponsored by the Vanderbilt School of Medicine and the Comprehensive Care Center.

New Approaches to Drug Discovery for Neglected Diseases (202 Light Hall, from Nov 05, 2009 12:00 PM to Nov 05, 2009 01:00 PM)

Malaria is a disease that continues to exact a heavy toll worldwide. Around the globe, there are 200 to 500 million clinical cases and over 1 million deaths annually.

The Simian Origins and Emergence of Epidemic HIVs in Sub-Saharan Africa (Medical Center North C-2209, from Oct 26, 2009 03:00 PM to Oct 26, 2009 04:00 PM)

 

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (Nashville, TN, from Oct 15, 2009 07:00 AM to Oct 15, 2009 07:00 PM)

Hispanics/Latinos, who represent only 15% of the total U.S. population, make up 18% of new HIV infections.

Nutritional Influences on Responses to Treatment for HIV/AIDS (202 Light Hall, from Oct 14, 2009 12:00 PM to Oct 14, 2009 01:00 PM)

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs for HIV/AIDS in developing countries have observed high mortality rates in the first 90 days of ART. We are investigating whether nutritional factors, especially hypophosphatemia analogous to refeeding syndrome, contribute to this phenomenon and to other ART-related outcomes. Dr. Heimburger will discuss his research and experiences in Zambia.

Division of Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds (206 PRB, from Oct 07, 2009 08:00 AM to Oct 07, 2009 09:00 AM)

Presented by: B. Keith English, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center on “Treatment of Post-Influenza Bacterial Pneumonia”

Healthcare Reform: A Nation’s Struggle (208 Light Hall, from Oct 06, 2009 04:30 PM to Oct 06, 2009 05:30 PM)

Experts from academic medicine and private industry will be participating in a moderated panel discussion about healthcare reform presented by The Shade Tree Initiative for Health Policy and Education.

Explaining Anorexia as an Activity Disease (Furman Hall 114, from Oct 06, 2009 04:00 PM to Oct 06, 2009 05:00 PM)

Professor Richard O’Conner, Department of Anthropology, Sewanee: The University of the South

Host Cholesterol Homeostasis Regulates HIV-1 Transcription (Preston Research Building, Room 206, from Sep 30, 2009 08:00 AM to Sep 30, 2009 09:00 AM)

Harry E. Taylor, PhD is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Meharry Medical College, Center for AIDS Health Disparities Research (CAHDR).

Molecular Genetics of Olfaction and Host Seeking in Malaria Vector Mosquitoes: New ideas in the fight against an ancient disease” (MRB III Room 1220 , from Sep 29, 2009 03:00 PM to Sep 29, 2009 04:00 PM)

Presented by Laurence J. Zwiebel, Ph.D., Professor in the Biological Sciences Department; Sponsored by The Department of Microbiology & Immunology as part of their Seminar Series

Molecular Genetics of Olfaction and Host Seeking in Malaria Vector Mosquitoes: New ideas in the fight against an ancient disease (Medical Research Building III, Room 1220, from Sep 29, 2009 03:00 PM to Sep 29, 2009 04:00 PM)

Laurence J. Zwiebel, Ph.D. is Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Pharmacology, Center for Molecular Neuroscience, Programs in Developmental Biology & Genetics, Institutes for Chemical Biology & Global Health, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Physicians for Human Rights' Southern Regional Advocacy Institute (West Basic Sciences Building at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, from Sep 26, 2009 09:00 AM to Sep 26, 2009 04:30 PM)

Vanderbilt's Sten Vermund will speak at the Physicians for Human Rights' Southern Regional Advocacy Institute on the topic of “Making the Link Between Health & Human Rights.”

VIGH Open House (2525 West End Avenue, Ste. 750, from Sep 11, 2009 04:00 PM to Sep 11, 2009 07:00 PM)

The VIGH Fall Open House is an opportunity to meet the faculty and staff of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, learn about its programs and projects, and meet others with an interest in global health. This event is open to Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students, and to the community.

"State of the ID Division, AIDS Center, and the Comprehensive Care Center " (206 PRB, from Sep 09, 2009 08:00 AM to Sep 09, 2009 09:00 AM)

Department of Medicine/Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Division of Infectious Diseases, I.D. Grand Rounds; Jointly delivered by Richard T. D’Aquila, MD, Director, Division of Infectious Diseases and Vanderbilt AIDS Center and Stephen Raffanti, MD, Medical Director, Comprehensive Care Center

“Confronting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Nigeria: Problems, Prospects and Progress” (202 Light Hall, from Sep 03, 2009 12:00 PM to Sep 03, 2009 01:00 PM)

Setting up a comprehensive HIV program in a resource-poor setting (such as Nigeria) is a tremendously challenging task. The purpose of this presentation is to provide an overview of the epidemiology of the HIV epidemic in Nigeria, share experiences and discuss challenges in implementation of a comprehensive HIV program in Africa’s most populous country.

Schistosomiasis and Bilharzial Bladder Cancer in Egypt (202 Light Hall , from Aug 06, 2009 12:00 PM to Aug 06, 2009 01:00 PM)

Presented by Daniel A. Barocas, MD; Fellow and Clinical Instructor of Urologic Oncology Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Shady Mohamed Salem, MBBCh, MSc; Visiting Scholar in the Urology Department, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine