Lecture series
WINDREF Lecture Series
2019: Timothy Endy, MD, MPH- “Overview of Dengue disease research at SUNY Upstate Medical University and prospective primary dengue study with St George’s University/ WINDREF”
2018: Timothy Endy, MD, MPH- “Understanding Dengue Pathogenesis and Essential Areas for Research”
2017: Kenneth R. Bridges, MD- “Rise of Sickle Cell Disease and Novel Approaches to its Treatment”
2016: Ian McConnell, BVMS, PhD, MA, FRSE-“One Health: Lessons from the Past, and Future Opportunities”
2015: Ruth Macklin, PhD- “Ethical Challenges in Confronting Disasters: Some Lessons Learned”
2014: Desiree LaBeaud, MD, MS- “Chikungunya and Dengue in Grenada and the Americas: What are we in for?”
2014: John Strasswimmer, MD, PhD- “Dr Albert Schweitzer, his life, legacy and the future: A celebration of his centenary”
2013: Robert Gallo, MD- “Viruses and Epidemics: Our attempts to control them with an emphasis on HIV and AIDS”
2012: Baron Peter Piot, MD- “Global health in a changing world”
2010: Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD- “The worldwide challenge of cardiovascular disease”
2009: Yvette Sheline, MD- “Brain Imaging: New Insights into Neuropsychiatric Disorders”
2008: Professor Sir Andrew Haines, MBBS MD FRCGP FFPHM FRCP FMedSci- “Climate Change, Energy Use and Health in the 21st Century”
2007: John Rouben David, MD- “Leishmaniasis: A novel approach to control visceral leishmaniasis and another to treat cutaneous leishmaniaisis”
2006: Eric Ottesen, MD- “Understanding the Science, Attacking the Problem: Lymphatic Filariasis and Beyond”
2005: Mary-Jeanne Kreek, MD- “Drug Abuse and Addictions: Some Scientific Approaches to a Global Health Problem”
2004: Lord Soulsby of Swaffham of Prior, MRCVS, DVSM, MA, C.Biol., F.I. Biol., DSc (Hon)- “Zoonoses, Old and New. . . the Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance”
2003: Professor David Molyneux, MA, PhD,DSc, FIBiol- “Success and Failure in Parasitic Disease Control: Lessons Learnt?”
2002: Lord Walton of Detchant, MBBS, MD,DSc, MA (Oxon), FRCP- “A Doctor in the House”
2001: Professor Adedokumbo Lucas, MD,DPH, DSc (Hon)- “International Collaboration for Health Research”
2000: Sir Kenneth Stuart, MD, DSc (Hon)-“Caribbean Health Research Needs”
Research Lecture Series
1999: MS Swaminathan- “The Green Revolution”
1998: Robert Redfield- “The Epidemiology of HIV/Aids”
1998: Leslie Ramsammy- “Tackling our Agricultural and Medical Problems through One Health One Medicine Approach”
1997: David C Clyde- “Health and Disease in Grenada: A historical perspective”
1997: Graham Sergeant- “Sickle Cell Disease”
1996: Duane Gubler- “Dengue: A global problem of increasing importance”
1995: Stanley Weiss- “The HIV Pandemic”
1994: Stephen Morse- “Emerging and Reemerging Viruses”