Speakers
Keynote Speaker
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Anthony S Fauci, MD
Anthony S Fauci, MD
Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Chief, NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandAnthony S. Fauci, M.D., is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, where he oversees an extensive research portfolio devoted to preventing, diagnosing, and treating infectious and immune-mediated diseases. Dr. Fauci has been a key advisor to six Presidents and their administrations on global AIDS issues, and on initiatives to bolster medical and public health preparedness against emerging infectious disease threats such as pandemic influenza. As an HIV/AIDS researcher he has been involved in the scientific effort since AIDS was recognized in 1981, conducting pivotal studies that underpin the current understanding of the disease and efforts to develop therapies and tools of prevention. Dr. Fauci was one of the principal architects of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has helped save millions of lives throughout the developing world.
Dr. Fauci is the long-time chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation. He has made many contributions to basic and clinical research on the pathogenesis and treatment of immune-mediated and infectious diseases. He helped pioneer the field of human immunoregulation by making important basic scientific observations that underpin the current understanding of the regulation of the human immune response. In addition, Dr. Fauci is widely recognized for delineating the precise mechanisms whereby immunosuppressive agents modulate the human immune response. He developed effective therapies for formerly fatal inflammatory and immune-mediated diseases such as polyarteritis nodosa, granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly Wegener's granulomatosis), and lymphomatoid granulomatosis.
Dr. Fauci has made seminal contributions to the understanding of how HIV destroys the body's defenses leading to its susceptibility to deadly infections. Further, he has been instrumental in developing highly effective strategies for the therapy of patients living with HIV/AIDS, as well as for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection. He continues to devote much of his research time to identifying the nature of the immunopathogenic mechanisms of HIV infection and the scope of the body's immune responses to HIV.
Dr. Fauci is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and the US National Academy of Medicine, and is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards for his scientific and global health accomplishments, including the National Medal of Science, the Robert Koch Medal, the Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service, the Prince Mahidol Prize, The Gairdner Canada Award for Global Health, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has been awarded 45 honorary doctoral degrees and is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than 1,300 scientific publications, including several major textbooks.
Conference Chairs
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Lynn M. Schuchter, MD
Lynn M. Schuchter, MD
C. Willard Robinson Professor, Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)
Director Tara Miller Melanoma Center
Chief, Division of Hematology Oncology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine -
Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil
Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil
Director, Abramson Cancer Center
John H. Glick Abramson Cancer Center's Director Professor
Vice Dean for Cancer Programs, PSOM
Vice President for Cancer Programs, UPHS
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine
Conference Co-Chairs
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Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH
Charu Aggarwal, MD, MPH
Leslye M. Heisler Associate Professor for Lung Cancer Excellence
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine -
Michelle Alonso-Basanta, MD, PhD
Michelle Alonso-Basanta, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Radiation/Oncology)
Vice Chair, Clinical Division
Chief, Central Nervous System Section
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine -
Major Kenneth Lee, IV, MD, PhD
Major Kenneth Lee, IV, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Surgery (Gastrointestinal)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine
Penn Medicine Faculty
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Ravi K Amaravadi, MD
Ravi K Amaravadi, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)
Co-Leader of the Cancer Therapeutics Program, Abramson Cancer Center
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine
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Adam C. Cuker, MD, MS
Adam C. Cuker, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)
Associate Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Director, Penn Comprehensive and Hemophilia Thrombosis Program
Clinical Director, Penn Blood Disorders Center, University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Director, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine -
Alexander C. Huang, MD
Alexander C. Huang, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine -
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD
Robert G. Dunlop Professor of Medicine
Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania for the Health System
Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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Ana S. Kolansky, MD
Ana S. Kolansky, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Co-Director, Penn Lung Screening Program
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine -
Selina M. Luger, MD
Selina M. Luger, MD
Professor of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine -
Kathleen M. Murphy, MD
Kathleen M. Murphy, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Infectious Diseases)
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine -
Lawrence N. Shulman, MD
Lawrence N. Shulman, MD
Professor of Medicine
Deputy Director, Clinical Services, Abramson Cancer Center
Director, Center for Global Cancer Medicine, Abramson Cancer Center
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Penn Medicine -
E. John Wherry, PhD
E. John Wherry, PhD
Richard and Barbara Schiffrin President's Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology
Chair, Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics
Director, Institute for Immunology
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania // Penn Medicine