UNMC staff, students and families, along with members of the public, are invited to attend an event with physician and author Alla Shapiro, MD, PhD, on "History Repeats: Revisiting Chernobyl."
The talk will be held May 12 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Strauss Performing Arts Center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will give a brief welcome, followed by remarks and an introduction by Ken Bayles, PhD, associate vice chancellor for basic science research at UNMC.
This event requires no registration but is first come, first served.
Author of "Doctor on Call: Chernobyl Responder, Jewish Refugee, Radiation Expert," Dr. Shapiro will share her experience as the first physician-responder to the worst nuclear disaster in history, what she learned and how that experience has shaped her life.
Following her presentation, Dr. Bayles and David Berkowitz, PhD, Willa Cather Professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Chemistry, will share how the University of Nebraska is positioning itself to be at the forefront of pharmaceutical research on drugs that help prevent the damaging effects of ionizing radiation.