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The 13th Annual Frances Feinberg Memorial LectureSeptember 8, 2009 Lecture at 4:00 PM
"Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering, and Stem Cells: New Approaches to Health Care" Presented by Anthony Atala, MD Anthony Atala, MD, is the W.H. Boyce Professor, Director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and Chair of the Department of Urology at Wake Forest University. Dr. Atala is a surgeon in the area of pediatric urology and a researcher in the area of regenerative medicine. His current work focuses on growing new human cells, tissues, and organs. Dr. Atala is a recipient of the U.S. Congress-funded Christopher Columbus Foundation Award, bestowed on a living American who is currently working on a discovery that will significantly affect society, and the Gold Systoscope Award for advances in his field. He was named by Scientific American as a Medical Treatments Leader of the Year for his contributions to the fields of cell, tissue, and organ regeneration. Dr. Atala has led or served several national, professional, and government committees, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) working group on Stem Cells and Developmental Biology. He is currently a NIH "quantum Grant" awardee. Dr. Atala heads a team of over 150 physicians and researchers. Ten applications of technologies developed in Dr. Atala's laboratory have been used clinically. He is the editor of eight books, including Methods of Tissue Engineering, Principles of Regenerative Medicine, and Minimally Invasive Urology, and he has published over 200 journal articles. He serves as editor-in-chief of Current Stem Cell Research & Therapy, and Therapeutic Advances in Urology. In addition, he serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals, including Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Urology, Current Opinion in Urology, Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques, Stem Cells and Development, Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, and Biomedical Materials. A Time Magazine poll ranked Dr. Atala as the 56th most influential person of the year in 2007. In 2008, Esquire magazine named him one of the 75 most influential persons of the 21st century. About Frances Feinberg Frances Evelyn Feinberg was devoted to her husband, Reuben, and to her extended family and friends, as well as many who never met her but benefited from her commitment and generosity. As an officer of the Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation, Frances helped endow the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute and the Louis Feinberg Professor of Ophthalmology at Northwestern University. In 2002, upon receiving an extraordinary gift from the Feinberg Foundation, Northwestern University renamed its medical school the Feinberg School of Medicine. Frances supported causes that were affiliated with the arts, sciences, and education, especially medical and scientific research. She established chairs in the sciences at the Weizmann Institute, Ben Gurion University, and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. She was a major contributor to the Jewish United Fund, Smithsonian Institution, Ravinia, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Boys and Girls Clubs, CARE, Gastrointestinal Research Foundation of the University of Chicago, Public Broadcasting Corporation, and many others. To honor Frances's commitments, the Chicago City Council issued a resolution praising her accomplishments. Frances Feinberg passed away on July 25, 1994. The Frances Feinberg Memorial Lecture commemorates this beautiful lady, her rewarding life, and her generous spirit. | ||
