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In Person Medical Scholar Lecture: Modifiers of Neurodegeneration Risk Among Diverse Population

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Scott Pomeroy, M.D., Ph.D.

Gladys Maestre, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Neuroscience and Human Genetics
Director, Rio Grande Valley Resource Center for Minority Aging
Co-director, South Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
School of Medicine
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

 In Person Timothy A. Johnson Medical Scholar Lecture: Modifiers of Neurodegeneration Risk Among Diverse Population

April 22, 2022 

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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This is a free event hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. The Timothy A. Johnson Medical Scholar Lecture Series hosts clinician scientists who are exploring frontiers of medicine. These lectures are principally intended for Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine students and Virginia Tech students in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate program. Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic faculty, staff, and students may also attend.

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