Newsletter Volume 10 Issue 7 - November 29, 2023 | |
Lunch Colloquium -- Monday, December 4, 2023 | |
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"The Discovery of HIV: New Insights on the
40th Anniversary of the Breakthrough "
Robert Gaynes
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
Monday, December 4, 2023
11:30-1:00
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is one of the most important pathogens ever discovered. Forty years after its discovery, remarkable progress has occurred, challenges remain, and new insights from the story have emerged. Dr. Robert Gaynes, Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Emory will discuss these insights from a 2021 interview that includes audio clips from Dr. Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, the French female scientist and 2008 Nobel Laureate who discovered HIV. She describes the virus’ discovery and how she found herself in the middle of one of the most bitter scientific disputes in recent history.
About Robert Gaynes:
Robert Gaynes, MD has been a full-time faculty member with Emory University School of Medicine since 2009. He worked as an Infectious Disease Physician at the Atlanta VA Medical Center until his retirement in January 2022.
He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine where he did his residency and Infectious Disease Fellowship. He was also in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at CDC. After completing his training, Dr. Gaynes worked as Hospital Epidemiologist and Infectious Disease Physician at the University of Michigan Medical Center before returning to the CDC where he worked for over 20 years.
Upon retiring from CDC, he became Professor in Emory’s Department of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on the History of Medicine, receiving numerous teaching awards including the Dean’s Teaching Award in 2018.
As Professor Emeritus, he completed the second edition of his award-winning book, Germ Theory: Medical Pioneers in Infectious Diseases, including new chapters on the discovery of HIV, the discovery of the role of H. pylori in peptic ulcer disease, and the COVID pandemic. He continues to teach the history of medicine seminars at Emory.
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Holiday Lunch -- Monday, December 18, 2023 | |
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Join us in celebrating the holiday season!
11:30-1:00pm
This will be an IN-PERSON only program
Room 130
The Luce Center
825 Houston Mill Road.
Refreshments and good conversation will be the order of the day.
A time to relax and enjoy each other's company.
To register please click here.
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Emeritus College in the News | |
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Nice Publicity for the Emeritus College
The November 20 edition of the Emory Report included an article highlighting the Emeritus College Mock Interview program. Although the students and alumni participating in the Pre-Health Advising program are preparing for medical and dental school interviews, you do not have to be a physician or dentist to participate in the Mock Interview program. No matter what your professional background is, your experience sitting on admissions committees and/or preparing your own students for job interviews is valuable and very helpful to pre-health students.
I want to thank all the members of the Emeritus College who have participated in the Mock Interview process over the past five years. You’ve made a huge difference in the lives of our students and alumni.
Please click to view the article
--Ann
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Upcoming Event of Interest | |
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Sunday, December 10, 2023
7:00-8:30pm
Callanwolde Concert Band
A Musical Holiday
at Avondale Pattillo
3260 Covington Highway
Decatur, Georgia
Join the band to ring in the December holidays featuring music of the season. The band will perform “Sleigh Ride,” “Greensleeves, and others, ending the night with an ever-popular audience sing-a-long.
The band also welcomes the talents of the Atlanta Vocal Project (https://atlantavocalproject.com/) – an a cappella choral group specializing in the barbershop style that will share holiday selections in this unique musical style.
We will also feature “Higher Praise” – a ladies singing group -- for “We Need a Little Christmas” and “Thankful,” and soloists Jessica and John Vazquez for “The Prayer” and “Ave Maria.” John will share his orator talents as the guest narrator for “The Night Before Christmas.”
It will be a musically festive night for all to enjoy!
The concert is free and open to the public.
Everyone is invited to attend for a wonderful evening of holiday music to see our very own Emeritus College Director, Ann E. Rogers who is a member of the
Callanwolde Concert Band.
For more information please click www.calcb.org or email at concerts@calcb.org
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Member Activities - Feast of Words | |
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The Center for Faculty Development and Excellence, Emory Libraries, and the Emory Barnes and Noble Bookstore host The Feast of Words, an annual event to celebrate the Emory faculty who have written or edited books in the prior year. In the 19 years of the event, we have celebrated nearly 2000 titles.
Feast of Words
A CELEBRATION OF EMORY FACULTY AUTHORS AND EDITORS OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, AND AUGUST 31, 2023
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
4:00 – 6:00. p.m.
Joseph W. Jones Room, Level 3, Robert W. Woodruff Library
Wine and Hors D’oeuvres
Remarks and a Toast at 4:30
RSVP HERE
Hosted by Emory's Center for Faculty Development and Excellence, Emory Libraries, and Emory Barnes & Noble.
Emeritus Members included on the list:
An-Naim, Abdullahi Ahmed (Law). Decolonizing Human Rights. Cambridge UP.
Carpenter, Lucas (English, Oxford). Mother Medusa. Poets’ Choice.
Epstein, Mikhail (Comparative Literature). Ideas Against Ideocracy: Non-Marxist Thought of the Late Soviet Period (1953–1991). Bloomsbury.
Konner, Melvin Joel (Anthropology, Emeritus). Mujeres Ante Todo: Sexo, Evolución y el Fin de la supremacía masculine. Trans. Almuzara.
La Especie Espiritual: Por Que Las Creencias Son Parte de la Naturaleza Humana. Trans. Almuzara.
Magee, Rosemary (Libraries, Emeritus). Family Impromptu: Collected Stories. Conrad.
Newsom, Carol (Theology, Emerita). The Spirit within Me: Self and Agency in Ancient Israel and Second Temple Judaism. Yale UP.
Richey, Russell (Theology). A Church’s Broken Heart: Mason-Dixon Methodism. New Room.
Taulbee, Larry (Political Science, Emeritus) and Gerhard von Glahn. Law Among Nations: An Introduction to Public International Law, 12th ed. Routledge.
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Cooke Noontime Concert
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2023, 12 – 1PM EST
Event Location: Ackerman Hall, Carlos Museum
The Carlos Museum and the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta welcome Dr. Ying Huang, 1st prize winner of the Premio Brasil International Piano Competition, the Boca Symphonic Scholarship Competition, and the National Society of Arts and Letters Competition, among many others. Dr. Huang’s Emory debut will include the music of Chopin, Schumann, and Liszt.
The program is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
To register please click here.
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A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Glenn Auditorium at Glenn Memorial UMC | 1634 N Decatur Rd, Atlanta, GA 30307
Friday, December 1, 2023, 8pm EST or
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 4pm EST or
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 8pm EST
2023–2024 Emory Department of Music
$20 | $10 Emory Students
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Heralding the beginning of the Christmas season, this candlelit choral concert at Emory has been a warm and welcoming Atlanta tradition for decades. The tradition continues this year with choral music from the Emory Concert Choir and University Chorus and scripture readings by special guests from the Emory community.
*Please note: This concert takes place at Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church*
Recommended parking: Fishburne Parking Deck or Oxford Road Parking Deck
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Details and other information, as well as additional campus events, can be found on the Emory Events Calendar.
If you'd like to share an event/program of interest before the next newsletter
please contact Dianne Becht Dianne.becht@emory.edu
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Walking the Campus with Dianne | |
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The beautiful house from our last walk.....well, bike ride for me.... is the Carlos and Marguerite Mason Guest House at 1555 Shoup Court. The building is a private retreat on the Emory University Clairmont campus offering low cost housing for organ transplant candidates, recipients, living donors, and their families.
For more information about the Mason Guest House and a video giving you a look at the interior, please click here and here.
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Since my previous walk on campus was actually a bike ride, this next spot is a place that all Emory University cyclists should be aware of.
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Where will you find this on the Emory campus?
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