196 - Joseph E. Smadel Lecture

Moderator(s)

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  ​​​​Tina Q. Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP (she/her/hers)

  Pediatric Infectious Diseases Attending, Medical Director International Patient and Destination Services Program, President Lurie Children's Medical Dental Staff; Professor of Pediatrics
  Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens' Hospital of Chicago; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  Chicago, Illinois, United States

Faculty(s)

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  Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD, MS, ScD, PhD (he/him/his)

  Professor • Infectious Diseases
  The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  Houston, TX, United States

For 32 years, Joseph E. Smadel, MD, MA, DSci, was a physician and tireless investigator whose contributions to medical science either saved or prolonged the lives of thousands of people. At the time of his death, he was recognized as one of the outstanding versatile scientists of the mid-20th century. His research created a bridge between the basic laboratory and the physician caring for infected patients. He held the position of chief of virology and rickettsiology in the Division of Biology Standards at NIH until his death. The Smadel Lectureship, created in Dr. Smadel’s memory, was first given by D. Carleton Gajdusek, MD, in 1977.

Presentations:

• 9:15 AM - 9:35 AM US ET

  Awards Presentation
• 9:35 AM - 10:00 AM US ET

  Studying a Lethal Fungus: My 25 Year Journey in Mucormycosis Research
  

  Speaker: Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD, MS, ScD, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center