Lecture Series
LECTURE SERIES
To enhance the collaborative efforts of the WINDREF Research Institute, St. George’s University hosts an annual WINDREF Lecture, inviting internationally recognized scholars and scientists to enlighten and educate the SGU community on topics ranging from global environmental concerns to parasitic diseases in developing countries.
Speakers:
February 2008
Sir Andrew Haines, MBBS, MD, FRCGP, FFPHM, FRCP, FMedSci
Sir Andy became Dean (subsequently Director) of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in January 2001. He was previously Professor of Primary Health Care and Director of the Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences at Royal Free and University College Medical School, and worked part time as a general practitioner in North London. He was also formerly Director of Research and Development at the NHS Executive, North Thames and a member of the Council of the Medical Research Council. He has worked internationally, including in Nepal, Canada, Jamaica and the United States.
February 2007
John R. David, MD
David has received many awards in several countries for his contributions to research in tropical diseases, especially immunological aspects of leishmaniasis. He is a member of 15 international societies, served on countless committees of many international health bodies and editorial boards. David has been a prolific author and has published over 300 peer reviewed papers and held a number of grants over many decades. In New York, he is currently an advisor to the Jeffrey Sach’s Millenium Village project in Africa and Health Specialist concerning neglected tropical diseases. His 2007 lecture was titled “Leishmaniasis: A novel approach to control visceral leishmaniasis and another to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis.”
February 2006
Erik Ottesen, MD
Ottesen has published over 220 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and his work has been recognized by the award of many honors and awards from several societies in different countries. He serves on a number of scientific journal editorial boards and a number of advisory boards. His 2006 lecture was titled “Understanding the Science, Attacking the Problem: Lymphatic Filariasis and Beyond.”
February 2005
Mary Jeanne Kreek, MD
Mary Jeanne Kreek is Professor and Head of Laboratory, the Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases at The Rockefeller University in New York City, where she focuses on determining how genetics as well as other neurobiological alterations factor into addictive diseases such as opiate addiction, cocaine dependency, nicotine addiction and alcoholism. She has received several awards for her scientific research related to the biology and treatment of addictive diseases including the prestigious Betty Ford Award and the Nathan B. Eddy Memorial Award for Lifetime Excellence in Drug Abuse Research, one of the highest recognitions in the field of drug abuse research. Her 2005 lecture was titled “Drug Abuse and Addictions: Some scientific approaches to a global health problem.”
February 2004
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham of Prior, MRCVS, DVSM, FI Biol, DSc (Hon)
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham of Prior is a distinguished microbiologist and parasitologist. He has been a Fellow of Wolfson College Cambridge since 1978, and was Professor of Animal Pathology at the University of Cambridge from 1978 to 1993. His 2004 lecture was titled “Zoonoses, Old and New…the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
February 2003
David Molyneux, MA, PhD, DSc, FI Biol
David Molyneux is Director of the Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine since 2000 and Professor of Tropical Health Sciences at The University of Liverpool. He has recently become involved in parasitic and vector borne disease control programs advising the World Health Organization on trypanosomiasis, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis and malaria control. His 2003 lecture was titled “Success and Failure in Parasitic Disease Control: Lessons Learned?”
January 2002
Lord Walton of Detchant, MBBS, MD, DSc, MA (Oxon), FRCP
Lord Walton of Detchant has made significant contributions to the study of neurology and founded the Muscular Dystrophy Laboratories at Newcastle General Hospital. His phenotypic classification of muscle disease laid the foundation for subsequent studies in molecular genetics. His 2002 lecture was titled “A Doctor in the House.”
February 2001
Adetokumbo Lucas, MD, DPH, DSc (Hon)
Adetokumbo Lucas is Adjunct Professor of International Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. Throughout his accomplished career, Prof Lucas has been dedicated to and internationally recognized for improving the quality of life in developing countries. He has served as Chair of Carnegie Corporation’s grant program, Director of the Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases based at the World Health Organization in Geneva and was recently appointed to the AMREF International Board. His 2001 lecture was titled “International Collaboration for Health Research.”
January 2000
Sir Kenneth Stuart, MD, DSc (Hon)
Sir Kenneth Stuart is an accomplished and published academic who serves as a member of the Academic Board of SGU and the Board of Directors of the UK Trust for WINDREF. A past Medical Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretariat, London, Sir Kenneth Stuart also served as Professor and Dean of the Department of Medicine at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica; a consultant at University Hospital, Jamaica; and consultant advisor to the Wellcome Trust. On January 25th, 2000 he spoke about “Caribbean Health Research Needs.”