An internationally renowned authority on cardiovascular developments and disease will be guest speaker at the annual Kaiser Lecture series Thursday and Friday at the University of Hawaii. Cardiovascular expert
to speak at UHStar-Bulletin staff
He is Dr. Eric Olson of the Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and director of the D.W. Reynolds Center of Cardiovascular Research.
The John A. Burns School of Medicine sponsors the annual series with the Biomedical Science Symposium, a full day presentation of research programs by students and faculty of the school.
The Kaiser Lecture Series were established in 1966 by a gift from Henry Kaiser and the Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and are supported each year by pharmaceutical organizations and the Pan Pacific Surgical Association.
The lectures and scientific sessions will be in the Biomedical Science Building auditorium and the scientific sessions in the building's courtyard.
More than 90 poster presentations are planned covering a wide range of biomedical research by UH students and faculty.
"Genetic Control of Heart Formation" will be discussed in the first lecture from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday. A reception will follow at College Hill for Olson and faculty and students of the School of Medicine.
Olson, a prolific author, member of the National Academy of Sciences and recipient of many awards, will have "lunch and conversation" with graduate and medical students from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.
The second lecture, "Deconstructing the Cellular Circuitry of Heart Disease," will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday.
The Biomedical Sciences Symposium, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, is open to all students and faculty at the university.
Each category will be judged and participants eligible for special awards.
The public is invited to the scientific sessions to see the work of the UH researchers and talk to them about their programs.