The NHLBI, Tobacco, and Health: 70 Years of Progress

On Wednesday, September 12th, pulmonary physician and epidemiologist Dr. Jonathan Samet of the Colorado School of Public Health will speak at NIH as part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 70th Anniversary Lecture Series. Dr. Samet will discuss NHLBI-funded research over the past several decades that helped reveal smoking as a major risk factor for chronic respiratory disease, with continued developments in the consequences of second-hand smoke, the lungs’ response to smoking cessation, and factors that affect disease susceptibility to smoking. Please join us for his talk:

The NHLBI, Tobacco, and Health: 70 Years of ProgressJonathan Samet, M.D.Dean and Professor, Colorado School of Public HealthWednesday, September 12, 2018Natcher Auditorium, A&B12:30 PM to 2:00 PM 

Dr. Samet is a leader in global health, focusing on prevention of respiratory diseases and cancer through control of risk factors such as tobacco and air pollution. He has served on several national health policy bodies, including as chair of the EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee and the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee.

For more details and information about the NHLBI 70th anniversary lectures series and upcoming speakers, please visit: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2018/nhlbi-70th-anniversary-lecture-series.     

Individuals with disabilities who need Sign Language Interpreters and/or reasonable accommodation to participate in this event may contact Krystal Diggs at krystal.diggs@nih.gov, 301-827-3093 and/or the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339). The lecture will also be broadcast live online athttps://go.usa.gov/xUhVP.