The Christian J. Lambertsen Honorary Lecture
The Lambertsen Lecture recognizes the long and illustrious career of Christian J. Lambertsen, M.D. Dr. Lambertsen joined the faculty in the Department of Pharmacology in 1946 and became Professor of Pharmacology in 1953. In 1968, Dr. Lambertsen founded the Institute for Environmental Medicine and served as its Director until 1985. His research has focused on human atmospheric, undersea and aerospace environmental physiology and toxicology, and he is considered the "father of U.S. combat swimming". Dr. Lambertsen is the recipient of scores of prestigious awards and honors from the University, in addition to national, industrial and military organizations.
Previous Lecturers:
2012 Guido Kroemer
2011 Salvador Moncada
2010 Richard P. Lifton
2009 Sir Paul Nurse
2008 Stephen O'Rahilly
2007 Marc Feldmann
2006 Bert W. O'Malley
2005 Carlo Patrono
2004 Jeffrey Friedman
2003 Susan S. Taylor
2002 Piero Anversa
2001 Judah Folkman
2000 Richard D. Palmiter
1999 Eva J. Neer
1998 Peter Goodfellow
1997 Christopher J. Marshall
1996 Tom Blundell
1995 Jan Ake Gustafsson
1994 Michel Hamon
1993 Joel Bockaert
1992 Josee E. Leysen
1991 Phillippe Ascher
1990 Salomon Z. Langer
1988 Eric A. Barnard
1987 Jacques Glowinski
1986 Hans Thoenen
