2012 Featured Speakers
Monday, May 21th, 2012
Sten H. Vermund, MD, Ph.D.
"AIDS/TB/STIs in Africa: How Did We Get Here and Where are We Going?"
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health
Vanderbilt University
Jay Whelan, MPH, PhD
"Diet: Treatment for Cancer?"
Professor & Head
Department of Nutrition
University of Tennessee
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
David B. Allison, Ph.D.
"Open-Mindedness and Skepticism about Causes and Alleviators of the Obesity Epidemic"
Distinguished Professor & Associate Dean for Science
Director, Office of Energetics
Director, Nutrition Obesity Research Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Lee Riedinger
"Interdisciplinary Research and Education -
A Growing Emphasis in Academia"
Professor of Physics
Director, CIRE
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
Office of Research
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Dr. Gary F. McCracken
"White Nose Syndrome – An Emerging Infectious Disease of Bats in North America"
Professor & Head
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
James R. Cox Professor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville