Grand Rounds: The Lupus Africa to U.S. Gradient

MUSC Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

"Global Health Research: The Lupus Africa to U.S. Gradient"

Speakers: Natasha Ruth, M.D., Assistant Professor and Gary Gilkeson, M.D., Professor

Friday, April 6, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Storm Eye Auditorium

Objectives:

• To understand the relationship between the people of Sierra Leone and the Gullah Population of the Sea Islands

• To understand the importance of studying these two cohorts in determining environmental/genetic factors of lupus

• To understand the obstacles to performing Global Health Research