Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Feb. 9 DSS to Feature Dr. Robert Sawyer

The next Distinguished Scientist Seminar at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine will feature Dr. Robert Sawyer, professor of surgery and public health sciences at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.

The lecture, titled "Age and Gender Differences in Response to Trauma and Critical Illness," will take place Feb. 9, 2017, at 4 p.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Medical Sciences Building on USA's main campus.

Dr. Sawyer earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., and completed his residency training in surgery at the University of Virginia. He completed a fellowship in surgical infectious disease at the University of Virginia and a fellowship in transplant surgery at the University of Michigan.

The lecture series is comprised of distinguished scientists from other academic institutions who are invited by the USA College of Medicine basic science departments to present a seminar showcasing their latest research findings. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to attend.