APRIL 5, 2022
A symposium to honor the life and scientific legacy of Dr. L. Mario Amzel, who passed away on August 28, 2021, was held on April 5, 2022.
Symposium recording: Click here to watch a recording of the full symposium.
Schedule (note that times are approximate in video):
12:30 – 12:45 pm Opening remarks
Cynthia Wolberger, Ph.D., Department Director
Paul Rothman, M.D., Dean, School of Medicine
12:45 – 1:15 pm “Understanding How Enzymes Work Through The Eyes of Mario Amzel”
Sandra Gabelli, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
1:15 – 1:45 pm “First Principle Inspired Protein Engineering”
Christopher Garcia, Ph.D., Stanford University
1:45 – 2:15 pm “Na Channelopathies: A Closer Look”
Gordon Tomaselli, M.D., Einstein College of Medicine
2:15 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 3:30 “The Sodium/Iodide Symporter (NIS): From Patient to Molecule and Back”
Nancy Carrasco, M.D., Vanderbilt University
3:30 – 4:00 “Remembering Mario Amzel: From Antibodies to Arete”
Daniel Leahy, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin
4:00 – 4:45 Recollections
Stephen Desiderio, M.D., Ph.D.
George Rose, Ph.D.
Bertrand Garcia-Moreno, Ph.D.
5:00 – 6:00 pm Reception, Welch Library reading room
Updated 4/13/22