Hollander Lecture Series with Jeanne Jordan

Wednesday, October 11, 2017
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Laughlin Music Hall, Welker Room

Cost: Free and open to the public

Dr. Jeanne Jordan will present the inaugural Hollander Lecture in Women’s Leadership:

"Developing Molecular Tools for Detecting Infectious Diseases: Improving Women's and Infants' Health Worldwide"

Jeanne A. Jordan, PhD, HCLD(ABB), MT(ASCP) is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at The George Washington University School of Public Health. As Director of the International Institute for Public Health Laboratory Management, Dr. Jordan draws on her extensive expertise in microbiology, clinical laboratory medicine, and virology to strengthen laboratory systems in nations around the world. An expert on global women’s health, she has studied the role of viral pathogens in newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units in the Eastern European nation of Georgia and designed molecular testing for detecting organisms associated with maternal-neonatal infections. At George Washington she directs the DC CFAR Next Generation Sequencing Core and the Laboratory Science Program. Dr. Jordan is also a laboratory consultant for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Registration

Fee : Free and open to the public

Registration has closed. Please contact Melody Harris at m.harris@chatham.edu for additional information.

Location

Laughlin Music Hall, Welker Room


Directions

Parking is free in the Library Parking Lot which you can only enter off of Murray Hill Avenue (not to be confused with Murray Avenue).

Murray Hill Avenue can be reached from both Wilkins and Fifth Avenue and is a cobblestone street. From Fifth Ave, it is located between Maryland Ave and S. Negley Ave. From Wilkins, it is located between Murray Ave and S. Negley Ave.

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Contact Information

Melody Harris
4123651578
m.harris@chatham.edu