Alvord Lecture in Neuropathology
The annual Alvord Lecture honors and recognizes Emeritus Professor Ellsworth Alvord as an important pioneer in the field of neuropathology. Dr. Alvord served as Chief of Neuropathology at University of Washington for 42 years from 1960 to 2002. He is now semi-retired as Professor Emeritus with UW Medicine Pathology.
Ellsworth Alvord, M.D.
Professor and Chief of Neuropathology, 1960-2002
2010 Alvord Lecture in Neuropathology TBA
Past Alvord Lectures in Neuropathology
2009: Bernardino Ghetti, M.D.Distinguished Professor, Indiana University
Chancellor's Professor, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Director, Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center
Indiana University School of Medicine
Deciphering the Hereditary Prion Protein Amyloidoses
2008: Arie Perry, M.D.
Associate Professor
Pathology, Division of Neuropathology
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Editor-in-Chief, Brain Pathology
Molecular Diagnostics of Gliomas
2007: Jean Paul Vonsattel, M.D.
Professor of Pathology, Columbia University
Chorea vs. Parkinsonism: The Search for Primary Centers of Degeneration
2006: Harry Vinters, M.D,
Professor and Chief of Neuropathology, University of California Los Angeles
Neurovascular Dementia: How Abnormalities of Cerebral Blood Vessels and Brain Parenchyma Compete
2004: John Rubenstein, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor in Child Psychiatry at University of California/San Francisco
Patterning of Cortical Regions and Connections
2004: Samuel Ludwin, M.D.
Professor of Pathologist at Queen's University Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario Canada
Studies in the Pathology and Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis
2003: Peter Burger, M.D.
Professor of Pathology, Neurosurgery, and Oncology, at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Oligodendrogliomas and Mixed Gliomas: An Epidemic