Thursday, March 6, 2014

March 13 DSS to Feature Dr. Joel Andrews

Next week’s Distinguished Scientist Seminar at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine will feature Dr. Joel Andrews, manager of cellular and biomolecular imaging facility at the USA Mitchell Cancer Institute.

The lecture, titled “Cellular and Biomolecular Imaging Facility at the MCI,” will take place March 13, 2014, at 4 p.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Medical Sciences Building on USA’s main campus.

Dr. Andrews joined MCI in 2011 with the scientific focus and goal of developing and optimizing novel assays and techniques that take full advantage of the cutting-edge equipment in the Biomolecular and Cellular Imaging Facility, with a special focus on super-resolution and spectral imaging.

He received his Ph.D. in basic medical sciences from USA and is a member of the Microscopy Society of America and the Alabama EPSCOR Graduate Research Scholarship Program. He was also honored as a Fulbright Research Fellow in Vienna, Austria.

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.

To learn more about Dr. Andrews’ research, click here.

To learn more about the lecture series, click here.