Lecture Luncheons

Lecture luncheon

At the Forum Nov. Lecture Luncheon are (l to r) Karen Lee Zachry, Forum Past President; Peter M. Ravdin, PhD, MD, Director of CTRC Comprehensive Breast Care Center; Suzanne Dabbous, MD, former Forum President and Lecture Luncheon organizer; and Anne Seay, Lecture Luncheon organizer.

Our Spring Lecture Luncheon, to be held on March 27, 2013, features Dr. Anthony Comuzzie presenting "Food for Thought: Diet and Genes in Disease Risk".

These sell-out, members-only luncheons are offered in the Fall and Spring of each year. They cost $45 per person ($15 is tax deductible). Tables of 8 are also available for purchase ($360; $120 is tax deductible).

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Past lecture topics:
Fall  2012:
 Out of Africa: How West Nile and other African viruses impact our lives and what we are doing to stop them.
Dr. Robert Davey
Texas Biomed
Spring  2012:
 The Age of  Biodefense
Jean Patterson, Ph.D.
Texas Biomed

Dr. Anthony Comuzzie
Fall 2011:
 The Bold Future of Biomedical Research
Dr. John VandeBerg
Spring 2011:
 Can I be Lady Bountiful but still draw a Boundary???
Dr. Madeleine Reichert
Fall 2010:
 Winning in Breast Cancer - Why Breast Cancer Mortality is Dramatically Decreasing in the United States.
Peter Ravdin, M.D., Ph.D.
Spring 2010:
 What Our Genes Tell Us
John Blangero, Ph.D.
Fall 2009:
 Choices We Make: The Latest Science on Living the Longest in Good Health
Clinton E. Baisden M.D., FACS
Spring 2009:
 Wind, Sun and the Future of Energy
Amy Hardberger
Fall 2008:
 Homeopathy - Rethinking Wellness and Healing
Lawrence M. Cohen, M.D.
Spring 2008:
 Umbilical Cords...What Was Trash Is Now Treasure
Morey Kraus
Viacord
Fall 2007:
 Is Green the New Black?
Mary Kelly
Environmental Defense Fund
Spring 2007:
 The Power of Two: The Impact of Relationship
Theresa Moore
Psychologist
Fall 2006:
 Bird Flu...Should I Just Stay Home?
Jean Patterson, Ph.D.
Scientist, Texas Biomed
Spring 2006:
 Texas Biomed: Present and Future
Anthony J. Infante, M.D., Ph.D.
President, Texas Biomed
Fall 2005:
 Osteoporosis,
Lorena Havill, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist, Texas Biomed
Spring 2005:
 Can we be Saintly and Still be Sane?
Dr. Madeleine Reichert
Psychologist
Fall 2004:
 Advancing the Vision,
Frank F. Ledford, Jr., M.D.
President, Texas Biomed
Spring 2004:
 Food, Fads and Facts:
Nutrition and Dieting Reviewed from a Scientific Perspective,
Deborah A. Neigut, M.D. and Georgiana S. Gross, RD, LD MPH
the University of Texas Health Science Center
Fall 2003:
 Emerging Viruses in Neighboring Countries,
Dr. Rebecca Rico-Hesse
Texas Biomed
Spring 2003:
 Genetic Make-up of Women,
Dr. Laura Cox
Texas Biomed
Fall 2002:
 Bioterrorism: Viral and Bacterial Pathogen Threats,
Dr. Jean Patterson
Texas Biomed