The next Distinguished Scientist Seminar at the University of South Alabama
College of Medicine will feature Dr. Basil Rigas, professor of medicine and professor of pharmacological sciences at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y.The lecture will take place March 28, 2013, at 4 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building auditorium on USA's main campus.
Dr. Rigas also serves as director of cancer prevention, vice president of business development, and dean for clinical affairs at Stony Brook University.
Dr. Rigas graduated from Athens University and did postgraduate work at Brown University, Brandeis University, and Yale University. He served on the faculty at Cornell University in the departments of medicine and molecular microbiology and on faculty at Rockefeller University and the Institute for Cancer Prevention.
During the last several years, Dr. Rigas has focused his efforts on the prevention of colon cancer using traditional NSAIDs, NO-donating NSAIDs and other pharmacological agents. He has also pioneered the application of infrared spectroscopy to biology with emphasis on cancer holding several relevant patents. A new area of work concerns the use of nanotechnology in the prevention of cancer.
To learn more about Dr. Rigas, click here.
