New Drugs for Old Diseases

Whitehead Institute's 2005-2006 Lecture Series for High School Teachers

All seminars will be held at 4:00 p.m. in the McGovern Auditorium, first floor, Whitehead Institute. For more information, contact Amy DiGangi at digangi@wi.mit.edu or 617-258-7270.

Schedule of Seminars

Kick-Off Session: Tuesday, October 11

Harvey Lodish, Whitehead Institute
Therapeutic Proteins [1.5MB PDF]

Monday, November 7

Christopher Hug, Whitehead Institute/Children's Hospital
Asthma and Cystic Fibrosis [1MB PDF]

Monday, December 5

Field Trip to Genzyme Corp.
Community Relations Links [68K PDF]

Monday, January 9

Alan Smith, Genzyme Corporation
Successes and Failures in Drug Development [22 MB PDF]

Monday, February 6

Robert Wheeler, Whitehead Institute
Pathogenic Fungi [7 MB PDF]

Monday, March 6

Todd Golub, Broad Institute
Subdividing Cancer and Personalized Medicine [59 MB PDF]

Monday, April 3

Susan Lindquist, Whitehead Institute
Protein Folding and Drug Development [4.8 MB PDF]

Monday, May 1

David Bartel, Whitehead Institute
RNAi

Monday, June 5

David Altshuler, Broad Institute
Genetics of Diabetes

Last updated March 15, 2006.