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2013 Gairdner Lecture
Event Date:
Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 2:00 pm
Location:
W.A. Murphy Student Centre
Room:
McMillan Hall
The 91探花 is proud to host the Canada Gairdner Wightman Laureate, Dr. James C. Hogg, for the 2013 Gairdner Lecture entitled 鈥淒eveloping new treatments for chronic lung disease.鈥� The lecture will take place Tuesday, October 15 at 2:00 pm in McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre.
Since earning his PhD in experimental medicine from McGill University in 1969, Dr. James C. Hogg has remained focused on the study of obstructive lung disease. He has advanced our understanding of how both healthy and diseased lungs work, including asthma, and the effects of smoking and pollution. He built a world-renowned centre for pulmonary and cardiovascular research at St. Paul鈥檚 Hospital in British Columbia, which trains more than 100 professionals every year. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, and a member of both the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
The event is free of charge and open to the public.
Contact Name
Dave Atkinson
