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.
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
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
2020
Event Cancelled due to COVID-19
2020 Hollis L. Albright, MD Scholar: Selena Shi-Yao Li, AB ’15, MD ’20
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
