Institute on Health Disparities, Equity and the Exposome

Dr. Donald J. Alcendor, director of research for TNCEAL at Meharry Medical College, is a guest editor for the MDPI Special Issue "Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Development: Progress and Prospects. They are currently soliciting articles. To learn more and submit your article by the December 31 deadline, go to: https://lnkd.in/eDTbWN2R

Thank you to Dr. Robert Wright, Dr. Patricia Matthews-Juarez and Dr. Paul Juarez for starting Day 3 of the 2024 USA Exposome Symposium with our media-only panel! Wonderful discussion ahead of another day of insightful sessions with experts! #USAExposome #Exposome Institute for Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Exposomics

Day Two of the 2024 USA Exposome Symposium is beginning soon! If you are enjoying the presentations either in person or on the livestream, we would love to hear from you! Please use #USAExposome or #Exposome!

Day 1 of the 2024 USA Exposome Symposium is off to a great start both in person and watching virtually on the livestream! #USAExposome #Exposome Institute for Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Exposomics

The stage is set for the 2024 USA Exposome Symposium! If you will physically be here at Meharry Medical College, we will see you soon! If you will be joining us online, we will see you on the livestream! #USAExposome #Exposome Institute for Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Exposomics

If you cannot join us in person for the 2024 USA #Exposome Symposium Monday through Wednesday of this week, we have some good news! We are excited to announce we will be livestreaming the entire event- no registration required. Save the link: https://lnkd.in/eHQpwth6 You will also be able to participate remotely in the Q&A sessions by submitting your questions through the form embedded on our website. Looking forward to an engaging program on exposomics, children's health, and environmental justice! We hope to see you all next week.

Did you want to attend the 2024 USA Exposome Symposium but forgot to register? Perhaps you have been snowed in and are not able to travel to Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN to attend the sessions. Not to worry! We are making sessions available via livestream! Take a moment to visit our website to review the full agenda and find the link to watch live next Monday through Wednesday: https://lnkd.in/e7Vjf8kd #Exposome #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #USAExposome

We are less than one week from the 2024 Exposome Symposium with Institute for Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Exposomics here in Nashville and would like to continue introducing you to the speakers! James E. K. Hildreth, PhD, MD, President and CEO, Meharry Medical College James E.K. Hildreth, PhD, MD is the 12th president and chief executive officer of Meharry Medical College, the nation’s largest private, independent historically black academic health sciences center. Dr. Hildreth obtained a BA in chemistry from Harvard University and was selected as the first African-American Rhodes Scholar from Arkansas. He obtained a PhD in immunology from Oxford University where his studies focused on the biology of virus-specific cytotoxic T cells. Dr. Hildreth also became an expert in monoclonal antibody technology and cell adhesion molecules while at Oxford. He obtained an MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and took a leave of absence from medical school for a postdoctoral fellowship in pharmacology at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hildreth’s seven years as Meharry president have been impactful and transformative. The College’s extramural research funding base has tripled, from $28 million to $86 million. The first new school in more than 80 years, School of Applied Computational Sciences, was launched. A Physician Assistant program received accreditation and will begin in 2023. He has led a capital campaign launched in 2020 that has raised more than $120 million of a $200 million goal, including major gifts of $38 million (Bloomberg) and $20 million (McKenzie Scott). A number of innovative partnerships have been launched including State of Tennessee-supported training programs to increase the number of physicians and dentists serving rural communities in the state. Dr. Hildreth’s research in immunology and virology, with a focus on HIV, has resulted in more than 110 publications in top journals and 11 patents. He has received numerous NIH grants to support his research including a prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award. A technology developed by Dr. Hildreth was licensed by Genentech as the basis for the FDA-approved drug Raptiva. Dr. Hildreth has received numerous awards for his research, commitment to diversity in medicine, biomedical research and service to communities. His recognitions include honorary degrees, induction into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, the Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars and election to the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine), part of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2022 he was named “Nashvillian of the Year” by Nashville Scene magazine for his leadership in the COVID-19 pandemic response and one the “Fifty Most Influential Clinical Leaders” by Modern Healthcare. Dr. Hildreth was recently named one of the 46 most influential leaders in life science and medicine by STAT. #Exposome #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth #Nashville #Research #USAExposome

The Institute on Health Disparities, Equity and the Exposome is celebrating the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today! We want to hear from YOU! How are you, either personally or professionally, keeping Dr. King’s dream and message of hope alive within your community? #DrKing #MLK #MLKDay #MartinLutherKing

We are a little over one week from the 2024 Exposome Symposium with Institute for Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Exposomics here in Nashville and would like to continue introducing you to the speakers! Aday E. Adetosoye, PhD, Vice President, Global Health Program Delivery Group, Management Sciences for Health Dr. Aday E. Adetosoye is the Vice President of the Global Health Program Delivery Group at MSH. She has over 20 years of experience leading, managing, and supporting public health programs in the US and Africa. Dr. Aday has held senior positions at HRSA, USAID, and CDC, and she has expertise in global health systems policy, program design, strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation. She holds a PhD in health policy and management from the American Heritage University of Southern California and joint master’s degrees in public health and African studies from the University of California at Los Angeles. Register for the 2024 USA Exposome Symposium: https://lnkd.in/e7Vjf8kd #Exposome #EnvironmentalHealth #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth #HealthDisparities #Nashville #Research #PopulationHealth #USAExposome