History of Health Sciences

History of Health Sciences Colloquium - 2008/09

All seminars will be held at the Parnassus campus, Mondays, from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm, unless otherwise noted.

September 22, 2008
Parnassus S214

Dreams of Reason: A Historical Perspective on Rational Drug Design

Speaker: John E Lesch, Ph.D, Professor UC Berkeley, History of Science

Commentator: Brian Shoichet, Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, UCSF

November 10, 2008
Parnassus S214

"A man of high character or the straight-A student?"  Gender, Race and Science and admission to medical school in the 20th century

Speaker: Charlotte G. Borst, Ph.D, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Rhodes College

Commentator: Dr. David Wofsy, Dean of Admissions for the School of Medicine, UCSF

The UCSF/UCB Medical Anthropology program and History of Health Sciences series are made possible with support from Culpeper Lecture funding.