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Leader in Stem Cell Research will Present Annual Lecture
Program for the 57th Annual Keynote and Exhibit (PDF)
Douglas Melton, a leading researcher in the field of human embryonic stem cells, will present the keynote address for the 57th annual lecture sponsored by the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Associates on Wednesday, May 4th. The lecture The Future of Pancreatic Stem Cells and Diabetes will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Harkness Auditorium, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:00 p.m. will mark the opening of the adjunct exhibit Stem Cells – Potential Clinical Applications. Robert Alpern, Dean of the School of Medicine, Paul Fleury, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. R. Kenny Marone, Director of the Medical Library, and other Yale officials will join Melton in the Medical Library for the ceremony. The exhibit was produced by Martin E. Gordon, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library Associates. A reception follows the lecture in the Medical Historical Library.
The goal of Melton’s research is to understand the genes, cells, and tissues that direct the developmental biology of the pancreas and to use this information to instruct embryonic stem cells to make pancreatic tissue. His laboratory has significantly advanced research in this area. Melton also hopes to stimulate efforts beyond his own lab; in March he announced the derivation of 17 new embryonic stem cell lines for use by researchers worldwide. Melton is the Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences at Harvard University and investigator for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is also co-director of Harvard’s Stem Cell Institute.
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