DOM Special Lecture: ‘New steroids & treatments for congenital adrenal hyperplasia’

The Department of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson presents:

“New steroids and new treatments for congenital adrenal hyperplasia”

Richard J. Auchus, MD, PhD

Noon-1 p.m., Lecture Hall Room 8403*
aka, Chase Bank Auditorium
College of Medicine – Tucson
(See flyer below for ALL virtual viewing links.)

— A light lunch will be provided. —

Presenter: 
Dr. Auchus is the James A. Shayman and Andrea S. Kevrick Professor of Translational Medicine in the Departments of Pharmacology and Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan. He also serves as Chief of the Endocrinology Section at the Lt. Col. Charles S. Kettles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Ann Arbor, Mich. Dr. Auchus and his group are active in a wide range of research projects, including basic biochemical principles and structural biology of steroid biosynthetic enzymes, comprehensive steroid mass spectrometry analysis, and clinical trials and translational investigation in disorders of the pituitary, adrenal, ovaries, and testes that cause hypertension, infertility, and obesity. His clinical interests also focus on pituitary, adrenal, and reproductive diseases that involve disorders of steroid production, and he is particularly interested in the care of adults with genetic disorders of steroid biosynthesis and action. He has authored more than 350 journal articles and 40 book chapters, and he has lectured in a wide range of national and international conferences. He was elected to the Association of American Physicians in 2018 and was chosen to deliver the Lawson Wilkins Lecture for the Pediatric Endocrine Society in 2022. He received the Frontiers in Science & Distinction in Endocrinology Award from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology in 2023 and was the 2021 recipient of the Outstanding Clinical Investigator Award from the Endocrine Society.

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■ Flyer for this event:  dom_special_lecture_flyer_2024-02-02_v2.pdf

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