NHLBI's 50^th Anniversary: UCLA Program on October 30^th

• 1:00 PM
  Introductory Remarks
  Dr. Daniel Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D.
  Levi Professor of Medicine and Aging and
  Co-Director, Specialized Center for Research on Arteriosclerosis
  University of California in San Diego
  Chair, Planning Committee



• 1:05 PM
  Ms. Whoopi Goldberg
  Honorary Chair, Planning Committee



• 1:10 PM
  Welcome from NHLBI
  Dr. Claude Lenfant, M.D.,
  Director NHLBI



• 1:20 PM
  "The Importance of the NHLBI to the Health of the Nation"
  Dr. Valentin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D.,
  Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Stanford University



• 1:25 PM
  "Thoracic Transplantation From Research to Reality"
  Dr. Norman Shumay, M.D.
  Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  Stanford University



• 1:55 PM
  "From Theory to Therapy in Lung Diseases"
  Dr. John A. Clements, M.D.
  Professor of Pulmonary Biology
  University of California in San Francisco



• 2:25 PM
  "Blood: The Magic Red Stuff of Life"
  Dr. Ernest Beutler, M.D., Chairman
  Department of Medicine and Experimental Medicine
  The Scripps Research Institute



• 3:15 PM
  "Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis: 50 Years from Bench to Bedside"
  Dr. Daniel Steinberg, M.D., Ph.D.

• 3:45 PM
  "HDL as a Risk Factor for Heart Attack and Stroke"
  Dr. Alan M. Fogelman, M.D., Co-Chair,
  Planning Committee
  Castera Professor and Executive Chair
  Department of Medicine University of California at Los Angeles



• 4:15 PM
  "Congressional Support for Medical Research: Past and Future"
  The Hon. Henry A. Waxman, Congressman for the 29th District



• 4:45 PM
  Discussion and Closing Remarks
  Dr. Alan M. Fogelman, M.D.

The Program, as well as parking, was free to the public. Call Ms. Betty Morgan of UCLA at 310-825-6058 to find out about the availability of the video tape that was professionally done for the event.