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​Hollis L. Albright, MD ’31 Symposium

Each spring, this symposium highlights new scientific initiatives at Harvard Medical School. 

Friday, March 31, 2023 Noon–1 p.m. ET | 9–10 a.m. PT 

Excellence in Innovation: HMS Confronts the World’s Mental Health Crisis

 

2023 Speaker: 

Vikram Patel, MBBS, MSc, PhD
Pershing Square Professor of Global Health
Harvard Medical School

 

2023 Albright Scholar Award Recipients; 
Colby J. Hyland, MD Class of 2023
Akash Premkumar, MD Class of 2023 

 

Questions? albright@hms.harvard.edu

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2022

"Transformation Through Collaboration: Inclusive Science and the Convening Power of Harvard Medical School" 

Keynote Speakers: Robert Gentleman, PhD, and Mark Namchuk, PhD

2022 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Moustafa Abdalla, MD Class of 2022

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Jefferey S. Flier M.D.

2021

"Women and Addiction: From Science to Policy"

Keynote Speakers: Shelly F. Greenfield, MD ’86, MPH

2021 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Troy Amen, MD ’21, MBA ’21

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2020

Event Cancelled due to COVID-19

2020 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Selena Shi-Yao Li, AB ’15, MD ’20

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2019

“Healthy Longevity and the Science of Brain Health”

Keynote Speakers: Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, and Bruce A. Yankner, MD, PhD

2019 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Samantha M. Landino , MD ’19

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2018

“Transformative Discoveries in Cancer Immunotherapy”

Speakers: Arlene H. Sharpe, AB ’75, AM ’76, PhD ’81, MD ’82,

and Steven A. Rosenberg, MD, PhD ’69

2018 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Jennifer Bido, MPH ’17, MD ’18

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2017

“The Power and Promise of Harvard Medicine”

Keynote Speakers: David M. Altshuler, MD ’90, PhD ’90,
and Laurie H. Glimcher, AB ’72, MD ’76

2017 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Irene Y. Zhang, MD ’17

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2016

“The Future of Medicine”

Keynote Speakers: Dennis A. Ausiello, AM ’67, MD, and Nancy E. Oriol, MD ’79

2016 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Derek S. Stenquist, MD ’16

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2015

“The Future of Medicine, Science and Technology”

Keynote Speakers: Edward M. Hundert, MD ’84
and George Q. Daley, AB ’82, MD ’91, PhD

2015 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Shakina Elmore, MD ’14

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2013

“Can Computation Improve Cancer Therapy?”
“Can We Cure Cancers by Denying Them Sugars?"

Keynote Speakers: Lewis C. Cantley, PhD, and Peter K. Sorger, AB ’83, PhD

2013 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Sophia K. McKinley

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2012

“Transformational Medicine at HMS and the Harvard Affiliated Hospitals”

Keynote Speakers: Elizabeth Nabel, MD, and John Parrish, MD

2012 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Benedict U. Nwachukwu, MD ’13, MBA ’13

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2011

“Visions for the Human Genome: Where Are We Today”

Keynote Speakers: Eric S. Lander, PhD, and Vamsi Mootha, MD ’98

2011 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Dayron Rodriguez, MD ’12, MPH ’12

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2010

“Visions for the Future”

Keynote Speakers: Robert S. Langer, PhD, ScD, and David T. Scadden, MD

2010 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Regan Bergmark, MD ‘11

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2009

“Cancer: Where Are We Now?”

Keynote Speakers: Edward J. Benz Jr., MD ’72, and Robert A. Weinberg, PhD

2009 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Carolyn C. Schook, MD ’11

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2008

“The Science of Systems: Surgical and More”

Keynote Speakers: Atul A. Gawande MD ’94, MPH ’99;
John E. Abele; and Thomas J. Brady, MD

2008 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Theodore Nyame, MD ’09

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2007

“Inflammation and Disease Discoveries;
Heart Disease, Arthritis and Cancer”

Keynote Speakers: Peter Libby, MD, and Michael B. Brenner, MD

2007 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Eric N. Feins, MD ’08

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2006

“Advances: Cancer and Nanotechnology”

Keynote Speakers: Judah Folkman, MD ’57, and Robert S. Langer, PhD, ScD

2006 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Sarah P. Psutka, MD ’07

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2005

“The New Era of Cancer Biology: The Role of Genetics
and the Science of Drug Discovery”

Keynote Speakers: Todd R. Golub, MD, and Edward M. Scolnick AB ’61, MD ’65

2005 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Dzifa Kpodzo, MD ’05, MPH ’06

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2004

“Stem Cells: Myths and Medicine”

Keynote Speaker: George Q. Daley, AB ’82, PhD, MD ’91

Commentary: David T. Scadden, MD; Open Discussion: Rudolph Jaenisch, MD

2004 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Elisabeth Tomlinson Tracey, MD ’05

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2003

“The Scope of Vaccines in Our Present and Our Future”

Keynote Speaker: Gary J. Nabel, AB ’75, MD ’79, PhD ’82

Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Coleen S. Sabatini, MD ’03, MPH ’04

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2002

“New Advances in Neurosciences”

Keynote Speakers: Steven E. Hyman, MD ‘80, and Carla J. Shatz, PhD, MPhil

Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Jeffrey D. Edwards, MD ’03

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2001

“The Role of the Human Genome”

Keynote Speaker: Eric S. Lander, PhD, with comments by Raju Kucherlapati, MD, PhD

Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Melody Y. Hou, MD ’03, MPH ’08

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