The next Distinguished Scientist Seminar at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine will feature Dr. Ann Bonham, chief scientific officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington D.C.
The lecture, titled “The Social Contract of Biomedical Research in Fiscally Perilous Times,” will take place Feb. 14, 2013, at 4 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building auditorium on USA’s main campus. A reception will follow.
Dr. Bonham directs the AAMC's array of programs that support all aspects of research and training. As the primary AAMC contact for external research organizations, Dr. Bonham addresses policy issues affecting research through engagement with key officials in the public and private sectors. Dr. Bonham also works closely with AAMC constituents to address their research needs, and represents the association on the national stage in forums dealing with research policy and administration.
Prior to joining the association, Dr. Bonham served as executive associate dean for academic affairs and professor of pharmacology and internal medicine at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, where she oversaw the school's research, undergraduate medical education, and faculty academic programs.
Dr. Bonham received her doctoral degree in pharmacology from the University of Iowa College of Medicine and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University School of Medicine.