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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? Contact Allie Keeler at 617-384-8596 or allie_keeler@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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