{"id":148,"date":"2020-10-23T14:19:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T14:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/interdisciplinary-science-center\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:23:22","slug":"science-for-the-greater-good","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/interdisciplinary-science-center\/science-for-the-greater-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Science for the Greater Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Featuring prominent Trinity science alumni, the series aims to bring alums back to campus to talk about their work and to mentor students. How is science used for the greater good? How does science contribute to society? How are Trinity alums active in this process? These lectures aim to answer these questions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>November 13, 2025:<\/strong> Panel discussion on careers in biotech contributing to the greater good. Featured <strong>Joe Wzorek &#8217;06 PhD<\/strong>, <strong>Emily Beman &#8217;06 JD<\/strong>, and <strong>Julia Duggan &#8217;16 MS.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>February 13, 2025: Dr. Nilsson Holguin &#8217;05,\u00a0<\/strong>Asst. Prof., Dept of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine<\/li>\n<li><strong>February 16, 2023: Dr. Brendan Campbell \u201992<\/strong>, Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center, \u201cPediatric surgery, public health, and the value of a liberal arts education\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"events_date\"><span class=\"lw_date\"><span class=\"lw_date_day\">February 13<\/span><\/span><\/span>, 2020: Dr. Ann McNichol \u201978<\/strong>, studies ocean health as a Senior Research Specialist in Geology and Geophysics at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"events_date\"><span class=\"lw_date\"><span class=\"lw_date_day\">November 14, 2019<\/span><\/span><\/span>: Christopher Scola \u201986<\/strong>, is the Chief of Radiology at Hartford Hospital<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct., 11, 2018:<\/strong> <strong>Dr. Michael Trigg &#8217;71<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metdevelop.com\/about\/\">https:\/\/www.metdevelop.com\/about\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 12, 2017: Dr. Stuart Koman \u201876<\/strong>, Walden Behavioral Care<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 10, 2016: Dr. Martin Nweeia &#8217;77<\/strong>, Dentist and\u00a0Marine Mammal Biologist, Narwhal Tusk Research (and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/explorers\/bios\/martin-nweeia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Geographic Explore\u200br\u200b<\/a>)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/NewsEvents\/NewsArticles\/pages\/ScienceForTheGreaterGoodMartinNweeiaFall2016.aspx\">http:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/NewsEvents\/NewsArticles\/pages\/ScienceForTheGreaterGoodMartinNweeiaFall2016.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 13, 2016: Dr. Peter Amenta &#8217;75<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joslin.org\/about\/Peter-Amenta-MD-PhD-President-CEO.html\">President\u00a0and CEO of Joslin Diabetes Center\u200b<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 19, 2015: Dr. Douglas MacDonald &#8217;89<\/strong>, Director of Drug Discovery at CHDI Foundation, in collaboration with Neuroscience 25th anniversary. Keyword: Huntington&#8217;s Disease.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chdifoundation.org\/about-us\/\">http:\/\/chdifoundation.org\/about-us\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 15, 2015:\u00a0 Dr. Jonathan Gates &#8217;79, P&#8217;17<\/strong>, Medical Director, Trauma Services, Department of trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital and Associate Professor, Harvard University.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 24 2015:\u00a0 Dr. Douglas Coulter &#8217;80<\/strong>, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Neuroscience in collaboration with Neuroscience 25th anniversary. Keyword:\u00a0Epilepsy:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.med.upenn.edu\/apps\/faculty\/index.php\/g20003260\/c2126\/p10704\">http:\/\/www.med.upenn.edu\/apps\/faculty\/index.php\/g20003260\/c2126\/p10704<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb 12, 2015:<\/strong> <strong>Dr. Timothy Cross \u201976<\/strong> (Earl Freiden Professor of Chemistry, Florida State University)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 13, 2014<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountsinai.org\/profiles\/andrew-stewart\">Dr. Andrew Stewart<\/a> \u201970 (Director, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 9, 2014: Nancy Davis\u00a0\u201979 <\/strong>(Vice President and Chief Information Officer, United Technologies Corporation, retired).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 11, 2014: Dr. Jane Bearinger \u201890<\/strong> (biochemist, career at national lab, now founder\/CEO of Corporos, Inc., molecular diagnostics)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feb. 25, 2014:<\/strong> Dr. Arlene Forastiere \u200b\u201971, Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at Eviti, Inc., Chair of Eviti\u2019s Medical Advisory Board, Professor of Oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University\u200b<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 21, 2013: <\/strong>Dr. David Weinstein \u201990, Glycogen Storage Disease Program, University of Florida<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nov. 14, 2013: <\/strong>Dr. Henry DePhillips \u201882, Chief Medical Officer, Teledoc<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 24, 2013:<\/strong> Dr. John Robson \u201870, Brown University<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct. 3, 2013:<\/strong> Dr. Peter Chupas \u201899, Argonne National Lab<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sept. 12, 2013: <\/strong>Dr. Chris Hillyer \u201980, CEO of New York Blood Bank<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featuring prominent Trinity science alumni, the series aims to bring alums back to campus to talk about their work and to mentor students. 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