The Annual Alvord Lecture in Neuropathology

This Lectureship honors and recognizes Emeritus Professor Ellsworth Alvord as an important pioneer in the field of neuropathology.
Ellsworth Alvord, MD, served as Chief of Neuropathology at University of Washington for 42 years from 1960 to 2002.
He is now semi-retired as an Emeritus.

Speakers

2008: Arie Perry, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
"Molecular Diagnostics of Gliomas"

2007: Jean Paul Vonsattel, MD, Professor of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, NY
          "Chorea vs. Parkinsonism: The Search for Primary Centers of Degeneration"

2006: Harry Vinters, MD, Professor and Chief of Neuropathology, University of California Los Angeles
         "Neurovascular dementia: How abnormalities of cerebral blood vessels and brain parenchyma complete"

2004: John Rubenstein, MD, PhD, Professor in Child Psychiatry, University of California/San Francisco
         "Patterning of Cortical Regions and Connections"

2004: Samuel Ludwin, MD, Professor of Pathologist, Queen's University Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario Canada
         "Studies in the Pathology and Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis"

2003: Peter Burger, MD, Professor of Pathology, Neurosurgery, and Oncology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,
         “Oligodendrogliomas and Mixed Gliomas: An Epidemic”