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2023–2024

WALS 2023–2024 season poster

Dynamic Interplay of Circadian Rhythms and Sleep on Health

Phyllis C. Zee, M.D., Ph.D.
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET
NIH Director’s Lecture

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52619

The Future of CRISPR: What’s Ahead for Genome Editing

Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
Monday, April 15, 2024 at 1 p.m. ET
NIH Director’s Lecture

*Masur Auditorium* 

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=54303

I will discuss FDA approval of the first CRISPR therapy, and ongoing research aimed at expanding access and reducing costs of CRISPR medicines.

Learning Objectives:

 1) How CRISPR genome editing works.

2) How CRISPR is used to treat patients with sickle cell disease.

3) Ongoing research into the accuracy and delivery of CRISPR therapies, which will make these medicines more widely available in the future.

Cardiovascular Disease Disparities in Rural America: Can This House of Cards Be Saved?

Debra Moser PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN
University of Kentucky College of Nursing
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51133

Not Your Father’s Heart Disease: The 'Herstory' and the NHLBI WISE

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
Cedars-Sinai
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51135

A Proper Study for Mankind: Understanding the Human Condition through the Lens of other Primates

Jenny Tung, Ph.D.
Max Planck Gesellschaft
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52201

From Policies to pTau: Exposing Social and Structural Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease and Opportunities for Brain Health Justice

Jennifer J. Manly, Ph.D.
Columbia University
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET
Florence Mahoney Lecture on Aging

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53831

Addressing Health Disparities in Diabetes: Intersection of Structural Racism, Social Determinants, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities

Leonard E. Egede, MD, MS
Medical College of Wisconsin
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET
Robert S. Gordon Jr. Lecture

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=53833

Type 2 Diabetes Among Asian-Americans: Elevated Prevalence and Novel Risk Factors

Maria Rosario (Happy) Araneta, Ph.D., M.P.H.
UC San Diego
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51114

Coronavirus Activation and Antagonism of Interferon Signaling Pathways: from MHV to SARS-CoV-2

Susan R. Weiss, Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET
George Khoury Lecture

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52621

Epigenome Editing as a Tool for Basic Discovery and Therapeutic Intervention

Jonathan Weissman, Ph.D.
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET

https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=52301

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