Frontiers in Medicine 2018

image: colorized glial and neuronal markers in a human cortical spheroid, courtesy of the Pasca Lab at Stanford

September 17 Sep 17
2018
Monday Mon

The collision of biology and technology has sparked a revolution. An explosion of new knowledge about how the human body works, combined with the power of information, is delivering astonishing benefits that are transforming life, health, and the human condition.

Hear three biomedical revolutionaries talk about their work and this turning point in human health. Then, after a lively Q&A session, enjoy dinner with dozens of Stanford scientists, School of Medicine Dean Lloyd B. Minor, MD, and Stanford Health Care CEO David Entwistle.

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MONDAY | SEPTEMBER 17

6:00 – 9:00 PM

FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE

BING CONCERT HALL

327 LASUEN STREET | STANFORD

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program

6:00 p.m. RECEPTION
6:30 p.m. TALKS AND Q&A
7:15 p.m. DINNER

speakers

SAM GAMBHIR, MD, PHD

Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor of Cancer Research
Chair of Radiology

Detecting Disease Early

Aviation does it—advanced, constant monitoring of jet engines to diagnose and intervene before catastrophe happens. Now health care is harnessing the power of technology and advances in biology to find disease at its earliest, most curable stages.

MICHELLE MONJE, MD, PHD

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Unlocking the Mysteries of Malignancy

Work at the intersection of neuroscience and patient care is leading to disruptive new ideas about brain plasticity and how malignancies arise—and changing the way we think about other diseases as well.

SERGIU PASCA, MD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Building Human Brain Circuits in a Dish

Can’t get inside a human brain to figure out what’s causing disease? Tiny replicas of human brain tissue grown in a lab from a patient’s stem cells are revolutionizing our approach to psychiatric and neurological conditions.