Tuesday, April 11, 2017

April 13 DSS to Feature Dr. Roderick O’Sullivan

The next Distinguished Scientist Seminar at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine will feature Dr. Roderick O’Sullivan, assistant professor of pharmacology and chemical biology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The lecture, titled "Finding the Achilles Heel of Telomere Maintenance by the ALT Mechanism," will take place April 13, 2017, at 4 p.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Medical Sciences Building on USA's main campus.

Dr. Sullivan earned his Ph.D. from the Institute for Molecular Pathology in Vienna, Austria, and completed post-doctoral fellowship training at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif. His interests include cancer pharmacology and DNA repair.

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.

Learn more about Dr. O'Sullivan here