This Thursday, Weill Cornell Graduate School will host the 36th Annual du Vigneaud Research Symposium, a rich academic tradition in honor of the late Dr. Vincent du Vigneaud, who was the recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Students and faculty from across the Weill Cornell community will partake in various events, including poster sessions and oral presentations from a wide range of scientific fields. The symposium pays homage to du Vigneaud's passion and contributions to science and medicine, and teaching.
Each year, the student body nominates and elects to invite a keynote speaker to share their research. This year, Dr. Csaba Szabo joins us from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston where he is Professor of Anesthesiology. As a prolific pharmacologist, Dr. Szabo has greatly contributed to present understandings of the pathophysiology of cell death, inflammation, and oxidative stress with respect to numerous diseases. His talk will be on the role of the gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide in the pathology of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
We have no doubt that his discoveries will prove particularly riveting to our community. To preview more of the event, click
here to download the 2016 du Vigneaud Abstract Book.
We look forward to see you there!
Charles Ferranti & Davinder Sandhu
Co-Chairs