Dr.
Julien Naylor, Alaska Area Diabetes Program, Alaska Native Medical
Center: "Diabetes in Alaska Native People: Changing Environment,
Changing Health." (IAB Life Sciences Seminar, November, 2005)
Dr.
Raul Caetano, Assistant Dean, School of Public Health, University
of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: "The Epidemiology
of Substance Abuse among Ethnic Minorities." (October, 2005)
Dr.
Bruce Fowler, Assistant Director of Science, Division of Toxicology,
Centers for Disease Control: "Molecular Biomarkers for Early
Detection of Chemical-Induced Kidney Toxicity." (June, 2005)
Dr.
Anthony G. Comuzzie, Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation
for Biomedical Research: "The Genetic Dissection of Obesity
and the Metabolic Syndrome." (March, 2005)
Dr. Joseph Trimble, Center for Cross-Cultural Research, Western
Washington University: "Restoring our Connections: Ethnocultural
Influences on Spirituality, Identity, and the Human Condition."
(December, 2004)
Dr.
John Middaugh, Medical Epidemiologist at the Alaska Division of
Public Health: "Pre-Industrial Methylmercury Exposure: Analysis
of Ancient Human Remains in the Arctic." (October, 2004)
Dr.
Paul Franks, Genetic Epidemiologist at the NIH National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: "Thrifty Genes
in a Wealthy Era: What is the Role of Gene-Environment Interactions
in Complex Metabolic Disorders?" (August, 2004)
Dr.
Van Hubbard, Director of the NIH Division of Nutrition Research
Coordination: "Obesity: Current Realities and Directions
for the Future." (May, 2004)
Dr.
Ulf Gyllensten, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala
University: "Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors for Common
Non-Communicable Disease in the Swedish Saami Population."
(September, 2003)
Dr.
Stephen T. McGarvey, Director of the International Health Institute,
Brown University: "Genetic Epidemiology of Adiposity and
Type 2 Diabetes in Modernizing Samoans." (September, 2003)
Dr.
Charles Irvin, Director of the Vermont Lung Institute: "What
Causes Hyperresponsiveness: It's Not What You Think." (April,
2003)
