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NIH Clinical Center 50th Anniversary, 1953-2003
Clinical Center Grand Rounds—50th Anniversary Series
Lectures are held in Lipsett Amphitheater.
Wednesdays, 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Lectures can be viewed live via NIH VideoCast at http://videocast.nih.gov.
All healthcare professionals are invited to attend.
June 30, 2004

Fevers, Genes, and History: Adventures in the Genomics of Inflammation
Daniel Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Genetics and Genomics Branch, NIAMS

Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Half Century of Clinical Investigation
Anthony Suffredini, M.D., Senior Investigator, Critical Care Medicine Department, CC

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June 23, 2004

The Composition of the Modern Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (DTP) Vaccine
John Robbins, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Developmental and Molecular Immunity, NICHD

The Licensed and Investigative Conjugate Vaccines
Rachel Schneerson, M.D., Head, Section on Bacterial Disease Pathogenesis and Immunity, LDMI, NICHD

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June 9, 2004

Recent Studies on Lead and Cognitive Impairment in Children
Walter Rogan, M.D., Senior Investigator, Epidemiology Branch, NIEHS

Sickle Cell Disease: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Rodgers Griffin, M.D.

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May 26, 2004

Development of Alternative Strategies for Smallpox Vaccination
Barney Graham, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Investigator and Chief, Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory and Clinical Trials Core, Vaccine Research Center, NIAID

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From Bench to Bedside: Treating and Understanding Intraocular Inflammatory Disease
Robert Nussenblatt, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Immunology, NEI, and Chief, Office of Protocol Services, CC

May 19, 2004

Bardet-Biedl Disease: Genetic Implications for Other Rare Disorders and Common Diseases such as Obesity
Leslie Biesecker, M.D., Senior Investigator, Genetic Diseases Research Branch, Human Development Section, NHGRI

New Insights into the Intracellular Regulation of Cholesterol Metabolism
Edward Neufeld, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Molecular Disease Branch, NHLBI

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May 5, 2004

Understanding a Common Deficit in Our Sense of Bitter Taste
Dennis Drayna, Ph.D., Acting Chief, Section on Systems Biology Communication Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, NIDCD

Diagnosis and Treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis in the Molecular Era: Paradigm Shifts in Understanding Iron Homeostasis
Susan Leitman, M.D., Chief, Blood Services Section, Department of Transfusion Medicine, CC

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April 28, 2004

Biomedical Imaging in the Genomic Era: Studying System Biology at the Whole Organism Level
King C. Li, M.D., M.B.A., Associate Director, Radiology and Imaging Sciences Program, CC

Screening for Colon Cancer Using Virtual Colonoscopy
Ronald Summers, M.D., Ph.D., Investigator and Chief, Clinical Image Processing Service, Department of Radiology, CC

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April 21, 2004

Hospital Epidemiology: 1979 to 2004
David Henderson, M.D., Deputy Director for Clinical Care, CC

Blood Safety: The Last 50 Years
Harvey Klein, M.D., Chief, Department of Transfusion Medicine, CC

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March 31, 2004

The Development of TNF Blockers for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peter Lipsky, M.D., Scientific Director, Intramural Research Program, NIAMS

The Development of Recombinant Immunotoxins for the Therapy of Cancer at NIH
Ira Pastan, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, NCI

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March 24, 2004

The Dysregulated Inflammation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease
John I. Gallin, M.D., Director, CC, and Chief, Clinical Pathophysiology Section, Laboratory of Host Defenses, NIAID

Autoimmunity: A Consequence of the Life and Death Struggle of Lymphocytes
Stephen Straus, M.D., Director, NCCAM and Senior Investigator, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, NIAID

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March 17, 2004

New Insights and Approaches to Patients With Extreme Insulin Resistance
Dr. Phillip Gorden, Chief, Clinical and Cellular Biology Section, CEB, NIDDK

Clinical and Genetic Insights Into Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type-I (MEN)
Stephen Marx, M.D., Chief, Metabolic Diseases Branch, NIDDK

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February 25, 2004

Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology: Disorders of Growth and Puberty
Gordon Cutler, M.D., Director, Growth and Recovery Research and Clinical Investigation, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company

Pediatric Obesity
Jack Yanovski, M.D., Ph.D., Head, Unit on Growth and Obesity, Developmental Endocrinology Branch, (DEB), NICHD

Adrenal Disorders of Childhood
Constantine Stratakis, M.D., Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Program, Chief, Section on Endocrinology and Genetics (SEGEN), DEB, and Acting Chief, Heritable Disorders Branch, NICHD

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February 18, 2004

Endocrine Secretion From Salivary Glands: What Would Pavlov Think?
Bruce Baum, D.M.D., Ph.D, Chief, Gene Therapy and Therapeutics Branch, NIDCRP

Advances in Treatment of Lupus Nephritis
James Balow, M.D., Clinical Director, NIDDK

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February 4, 2004

Alcoholism: Variation in Vulnerability
David Goldman, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, NIAAA

Intermediate Phenotypes and Genetic Mechanisms of Mental Illness
Daniel Weinberger, M.D., Chief, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch, DIRP, NIMH

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January 28, 2004

Contributions from the Clinical Center in Understanding and Treating Disability
Lynn Gerber, M.D., Chief, Rehabilitation Department, CC

Consent and Coercion in Clinical Research in Developing Countries
Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Clinical Bioethics Department, CC

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January 21, 2004

Human Drug Abuse: A View from Brain Imaging
Elliott Stein, Ph.D., Chief, Neuroimaging Research Branch, NIDA-IRP

Childhood Onset Schizophrenia: What It Can Teach Us?
Judith Rapoport, M.D., Chief, Child Psychiatry Branch, NIMH

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January 7, 2004

Hepatitis C and Its Treatment
Jay Hoofnagle, M.D., Senior Investigator, Liver Diseases Section, NIDDK

AIDS: Opportunistic Infections in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Henry Masur, M.D., Chief, Critical Care Medicine Department, CC

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December 17

Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Cardiovascular Health and Disease
Toren Finkel, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Cardiovascular Branch, NHLBI

Cytokine Mobilization of Stem and Progenitor Cells as Therapy for Ischemic Heart Disease
Richard Cannon, M.D., Clinical Director, NHLBI; Head, Clinical Cardiology Section, Cardiovascular Branch, NHLBI

Fluoroscopic MRI for Targeted Stem Cell Delivery to Myocardial Infarct Borders
Robert Lederman, M.D., Investigator, Cardiovascular Branch, NHLBI

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November 19

Clinical Proteomics: The Next Revolution in Molecular Medicine
Lance Liotta, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Laboratory of Pathology, NCI

Lymphoma: A Mirror of the Normal Immune System
Elaine Jaffe, M.D., Chief, Hematopathology Section
Deputy Chief, Laboratory of Pathology, CCR, NCI

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November 5

New Insights into the Treatment of Hypereosinophilia Syndromes: Molecular and Clinical Studies
Cynthia Dunbar, M.D. Senior Investigator, Hematology Branch, NHLBI
Amy Klion, M.D., Staff Clinician, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, NIAID

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October 29

Nephropathic Cystinosis: Changing the Course of a Disease?
William Gahl, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Director, NHGRI

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Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Paradigm for a Dominant Disorder of Matrix
Joan Marini, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch, NICHD

Gene Therapy for Type I Glycogen Storage Disease
Janice Chou, Ph.D., Chief, Section on Cellular Differentiation, Heritable Disorders Branch, NICHD

September 24

The Development of Immunotherapy for Human Cancer
Steven Rosenberg, M.D.,Ph.D., Chief, Surgery Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NCI

Bone Marrow to Brain Tumors: Changing Paradigms and Their Therapeutic Implications
Howard Fine, M.D., Branch Chief, Neuro-Oncology Branch, NCI and NINDS

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