Mini Med School: Dynamics of Human Health

Sherry Wren and Michele Barry discuss challenges in global health. Dr. Wren recounts her personal experience working in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (December 1, 2009)

Alan Garber discusses many of the important policy questions relevant to the health care reform debate in the United States. (November 17, 2009)

Dr. Gary Schoolnik, Professor of Medicine at Stanford, discusses cholera from medical, epidemiological, ecological, and economic perspectives, focusing on the links between agricultural practices. (November 10, 2009)

Lucy S. Tompkins, Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford, discusses pandemic influenza in the last century, today, and in the future. (November 2, 2009)

Julie Theriot, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and of Microbiology and Immunology at Stanford, discusses the different types of microorganisms present in the human body and their functions. (October 27, 2009)

Michael Snyder, Professor of Genetics and Chair of the Department of Genetics at Stanford, discusses advances in gene sequencing, the impact of genomics on medicine, and the potential for personalized medicine. (October 20, 2009)

Richard Dolmetsch, Assistant Professor of Neurobiology at Stanford, discusses the functions of the brain and the nervous system as they relate to autistic disorders. (October 13, 2009)

Dr. Jill Helms, Associate Professor of Surgery at the Stanford School of Medicine, discusses developments in stem cell research and the future of regenerative medicine. (October 6, 2009)

Gilbert Chu discusses how DNA works and recombination works, and how these great discoveries are both advantageous and problematic for medicinal treatment. (September 25, 2009)

Abraham C. Verghese MC, MACP, Professor of Medicine and the Stanford University School of Medicine discusses the human side of practicing medicine. (September 22, 2009)