Medical school to welcome Patrick C. Wilson, PhD, in January for Seminars in Investigative Medicine

Dr. Patrick C. Wilson
Patrick C. Wilson, PhD

The medical school will welcome Patrick C. Wilson, PhD, in January as the latest speaker for Seminars in Investigative Medicine.

Dr. Wilson will present “Influenza Immunity in Context” from noon to 1:00 p.m. on January 9, 2019, 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. Wilson’s presentation will begin promptly at noon. The event is free and open to the public and CE and MEDU credit is available.

If you’re interested in attending the event, please register here: http://bit.ly/2LdPi6d

Dr. Wilson is a professor in the Department of Medicine-Section of Rheumatology, at the University of Chicago. Dr. Wilson’s laboratory studies B cell biology with a particular emphasis on antibody specificity and B cell selection. His lab also characterizes the human B cell response to infectious diseases such as influenza, and studies the fate, differentiation, and selection of B cells.

Dr. Wilson is part of an impressive slate of speakers for Seminars in Investigative Medicine for the 2018-2019 academic year.

In December, Judy Lieberman, MD, PhD, visited WMed for Seminars in Investigative Medicine and presented “Immune Pore-forming Proteins: The New Bug Exterminators.”

In February, the medical school will welcome David Scott, PhD, professor and vice chair for Research in the Department of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences.

In support of improving patient care, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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.