The 16th annual Conrad Jobst Lecture will be held on Friday, September 23, 2005 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This year’s guest lecturer is Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A native of Minneapolis and graduate of Cornell University Medical College, Dr. Nabel joined the faculty at the University of Michigan, where she became known for her research in the field of vascular biology and molecular cardiology and for her gene transfer studies of the cardiovascular system. In 1999 Dr Nabel joined the NHLBI as the Scientific Director of Clinical Research. In announcing Dr. Nabel’s appointment, Elias Zerhouni, MD, director of the NIH, said, “As both a researcher and a clinician, Dr. Nabel brings a well-rounded scientific background and strong management skills to this position. She has championed the concept ‘from bench to bedside.’ This effort to bring research advances into clinical practice continues to be a focus of the NHLBI and NIH.”

Dr. Nabel will lecture on “Opportunities and Challenges in Heart, Lung, and Blood Research—2005.” More specific information regarding Grand Rounds and time of lecture will be posted in August 2005.