Maxwell Finland Lectureship
2012 Featured Lecturer
The 2012 Maxwell Finland lecture was be given by George H. McCracken, Jr., MD, FIDSA. His topic was "Progression of Clinical Research: A Personal Experience."
Dr. McCracken is professor of pediatrics, the George McCracken Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He received his undergraduate education at Williams College and medical degree from Cornell University Medical College followed by an internship in medicine and a residency in pediatrics at the New York Hospital. With 475 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 65 book chapters to his credit, Dr. McCracken has made significant contributions to the scientific literature. In addition, he has made more than 250 presentations to peer-reviewed national conferences, and has held the honor of visiting professor and honorary lecturer at numerous national and international universities.
Past Maxwell Finland Award Lecturers
| 2011 |
Julie Parsonnet, MD |
| 2010 |
Gerald Friedland, MD |
| 2009 |
Cynthia L. Sears, MD |
| 2008 |
Anthony Fauci, MD |
| 2007 |
Louis B. Rice, MD |
| 2006 |
W. Michael Scheld, MD |
| 2005 |
William Dismukes, MD |
| 2004 |
King Holmes, MD, PhD |
| 2003 |
Robert C. Moellering, Jr., MD |
| 2002 |
Jerome Klein, MD |
| 2001 |
Margaret Hostetter, MD |
| 2000 |
P. Frederick Sparling, MD |
| 1999 |
Frederick Southwick, MD |
| 1998 |
Elain Tuomanen, MD |
| 1997 |
Gerald Keusch, MD |
| 1996 |
Barbara Murray, MD |
| 1995 |
Theodore Eickhoff, MD |
| 1994 |
Carol Baker, MD |
| 1993 |
Stanley Falkow, PhD |
| 1992 |
John Bennett, MD |
| 1991 |
Michael Blaese, MD |
| 1990 |
Robert Gallo, MD |
| 1989 |
John Robbins, MD |
| 1988 |
Thomas Merigan, MD |
| 1987 |
R. Palmer Beasley, MD, MS |
| 1986 |
Alexander Langmuir, MD |
| 1985 |
Harry Dowling, MD |
| 1984 |
Albert Sabin, MD |
| 1983 |
Paul Quie, MD |
| 1982 |
Jack Remington, MD |
| 1981 |
Abraham Braude, MD, PhD |
| 1980 |
Maclyn McCarty, MD |
| 1979 |
Harry Feldman, MD |
| 1978 |
Dorothy Horstmann, MD |
| 1977 |
George Jackson, MD |
| 1976 |
Edward Kass, MD, PhD, MS |
| 1975 |
George Meiklejohn, MD |
| 1974 |
Robert Austrian, MD |
| 1973 |
Louis Weinstein, MD, PhD, MS |
| 1972 |
Theodore Woodward, MD |