Tuesday, Nov 20 at 4 pm in Room 1690 SPH I (Lane Auditorium)
[NOTE ROOM CHANGE]
How understanding evolution changes research and clinical practice
Two special presentations by University of Michigan clinician/researcher physicians about how understanding evolution has (and has not) changed their approaches to research and practice
Paul Turke, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Darwinian pediatrics in the clinic and at my desk
Dr. Turke is a well-known evolutionary anthropologist who has been practicing pediatrics for the past 13 years while also pursuing research on aging. His book on evolutionary foundations for pediatrics, Bringing Up Baby, is in preparation.
Alan Weder, M.D., Department of Medicine, University of Michigan
Darwinian Medicine in theory and practice
Dr. Weder is a Professor of Internal Medicine at UM, and
co-Director of the Vascular Medicine Program in Cardiology.
His research has been on hypertension, and
he has taught courses on evolution and medicine at UM.
co-Director of the Vascular Medicine Program in Cardiology.
His research has been on hypertension, and
he has taught courses on evolution and medicine at UM.
