The Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine invites you to a lecture with Professor William F. Young Jr. from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, USA.
Title: The discovery of glucocorticoid therapy
Young will talk about the first treatment with cortisone, which was performed at the Mayo Clinic and quickly won a Nobel Prize. It was to revolutionize the treatment of inflammatory conditions.
A fascinating story - don't miss the opportunity to hear it!
William F. Young Jr. is the Tyson Family Endocrinology Clinical Professor and Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, which is the highest ranked hospital in the United States. He is a world authority on endocrinology and a great lecturer. He has received numerous awards for his educational efforts and has previously served as President of the Endocrine Society in the United States and Director of Endocrinology at the Mayo Clinic.
The seminar will be held in English.