About the Series:

The objective of the Reynolds Historical Lecture Series is to review, assess, and discuss various historical aspects of the health care sciences. The series runs from Fall to Spring. The Annual Reynolds Lecture is the foremost presentation in this series that brings speakers of prominence to the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Click here to see a list of all previous Annual Reynolds Lecturers.

Earning CMEs at Reynolds Lectures:

The University of Alabama School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

2009-2010 Schedule

Unless otherwise indicated on the schedule, all lectures are held from noon to one in the Ireland Room, 3rd floor, Lister Hill Library, 1700 University Blvd. These lectures are free and open to the public. Box lunches are served.

September 22 - Eric W. Boyle, PhD, Stetten Fellow in the History of Biomedical Sciences and Technology of Medicine, Office of NIH History, "The Recent History of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, 1991-2008"

October 29 - Gerald N. Grob, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, & Aging Research, Department of History, Rutgers University, "The Deadly Truth: A History of Disease in America"

November 17 - Philip K. Wilson, PhD, Professor of Humanities, and Science, Technology, & Society / Director of The Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine, Penn State University, "Dissecting a Created Life: Anna Seward's 1804 Biography of Dr. Erasmus Darwin – the Grandfather of Evolution"

February 2 - Elizabeth Lane Furdell, PhD, Professor of History, University of North Florida, "Magic, Alchemy and Medicine in Harry Potter's World"

*This lecture will be held at 4:00pm.*

February 19 - Tennant McWilliams, PhD, Professor of History, University of Alabama at Birmingham, "Alabama's Defining Moment: A Public Medical College Comes to Birmingham"

*This lecture will be held at 4:00pm.*

March 4: 31st Annual Reynolds Lecture - Barron H. Lerner, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Sociomedical Sciences, New York - Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, "When the Famous Get Sick and the Sick Get Famous: What We Do and Do Not Learn from Celebrity Patients"

*This lecture will be held at 4:00pm.*

March 30 - Rebecca Skloot, PhD, Freelance Writer and Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Memphis, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"

Abstract:  Dr. Skloot tells the story of the unique and miraculous HeLa cells and of the woman from whom they were taken: Henrietta Lacks, descendant of freed slaves, now all but forgotten. HeLa cells became the first immortal human cell line ever grown in culture and one of the most important tools in medicine, helping to uncover the secrets of cancer, viruses, and the effects of the atom bomb; and facilitating important advances in in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping. The story of the cells leads inevitably to Henrietta's family--especially her daughter, Deborah--and the head-on collision between their lives and the imperatives of modern science.

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