Posted on February 11, 2002 at 4:10 p.m.

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Gail H. Cassell, Ph.D., one of the leading infectious disease specialists in the nation, will deliver the 23rd Annual Reynolds Historical Lecture at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The lecture, sponsored by the Reynolds Library Associates, will be at 4 p.m. on Friday, February 15, in the Ireland Room, on the third floor of the Lister Hill Library, 1700 University Boulevard.

Cassell, who is vice president of infectious diseases for Eli Lilly and Company, will speak on "Development of Antimicrobial Agents in the Era of New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases and Increasing Antibiotic Resistance." Cassell earned her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at UAB, and is professor emeritus and former chair of the department of microbiology. Her research interests include detection of infectious agents and their interaction with host cells, resistance to antibiotics, responses to antibodies and reemergence in diseases.

The annual Reynolds Historical Lecture is the foremost presentation in a series of lectures bringing speakers of international prominence to UAB. For further information call the Reynolds Library at (205) 934-4475.