Race, Law, & Health Lecture Series
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Title Diversity as a Solution to Health Disparity
Presented by Winston P. Kuo, DDS, DMSc Director Harvard Catalyst Laboratory for Innovative Translational Technologies Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor Department of Developmental Biology Harvard School of Dental Medicine
About Race, Law, & Health Distinguished Lecture Series 2012
The Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations in collaboration with the College of Public Health and Health Professions and the department of Health Services Research, Management, and Policy developed the Race, Law, & Health Distinguished Lecture Series 2012 to introduce the University of Florida community to dynamic speakers who contribute to scholarship in the areas of health disparities, law, and history. This speaker series is coupled with a new course entitled, Race, Law, & Health.
About Dr. Kuo
Dr. Kuo is a pioneer in the area of Bioinformatics in the Dental Medicine. He is the first dental trained bioinformatician and he seeks to bridge clinical dentistry and the dental basic sciences using informatics approaches. This will include both clinical informatics and bioinformatics approaches. His advantage is his diverse background. Dr. Kuo has published numerous articles in national peer-reviewed journals such as Bioinformatics, Genome Biology, Nucleic Acid Research, Human Genetics, Oral Oncology, Journal of the American Dental Association, Expert Reviews in Molecular Diagnostics, Lecture Notes in Computer Science/Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. He is also a referee for many of the above journals as well as many others. He has also been featured in several national magazines and newsletters, such as Genome Technology and BioArray News. Dr. Kuo lectures throughout the country and internationally on his current research topics.