Dr. Nicole Baumgarth to visit WMed in April for Seminars in Investigative Medicine

Dr. Nicole Baumgarth
Dr. Nicole Baumgarth

In April, the medical school will welcome Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD, as the latest speaker for Seminars in Investigative Medicine.

Dr. Baumgarth will present “Innate-like B cells: The inbetweeners- what they do and how they do it” from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, in TBL 2 at the W .E. Upjohn M.D. Campus in downtown Kalamazoo.

A free lunch will be available from 11:45 a.m. to noon and Dr. Baumgarth’s presentation will begin promptly at noon. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Baumgarth is a Professor of Immunology at the Dept. of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology and the Center for Comparative Medicine, University of California, Davis. Dr. Baumgarth's research encompasses studies on the regulation of immune responses to infections and B cell biology. 

She is the current director of a NIH T-32 Training grant at UC Davis for DVMs conducting research towards a PhD and the Chair of Graduate Council at UC Davis, overseeing all graduate education at that university. She is a frequent reviewer for the NIH and a Section Editor for the Journal of Immunology.

Dr. Baumgarth is part of an impressive slate of speakers for Seminars in Investigative Medicine for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Number of credits subject to change.