Tuesday, March 15, 2016

March 17 DSS to Feature Dr. Michael Matthay

This week's Distinguished Scientist Seminar at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine will feature Dr. Michael Matthay, professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

The lecture, titled “Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: Biology Relevant to Acute Lung Injury,” will take place March 17, 2016, at 4 p.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Medical Sciences Building on USA’s main campus.

Dr. Matthay earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He received clinical training in internal medicine at the University of Colorado from 1973-76 and in pulmonary and critical care medicine from the UCSF from 1977-78. He also received research training from the Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, University of Colorado in 1976 and the Cardiovascular Research Institute from 1978-79.

Dr. Matthay earned the Edward Livingston Trudeau Medal from the American Thoracic Society and the Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award from UCSF.

Click here to learn more about Dr. Matthay.