{"id":1064,"date":"2017-04-21T13:25:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T17:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonarycenter\/?page_id=1064"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:44:46","slug":"mary-williams-phd-lecture-in-cell-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pulmonarycenter\/seminars\/mary-williams-phd-lecture-in-cell-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Williams, PhD, Lecture in Cell Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Mary Williams is Professor Emeritus<\/em> in the Pulmonary Center. \u00a0Dr. Williams performed foundational work in the fundamental cell biology of the lung, particularly the alveolar epithelial cells. \u00a0Her microscopy investigations were both beautiful and informative, helping to define the key components of \u00a0lung structure-function relationships.\u00a0This lectureship honors Dr. Williams and her passion for discovery, particularly as applied to cell biology and its role in advancing our understanding of lung development and function.<\/p>\n

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Lectures:<\/h2>\n

2025<\/strong>: Michael T. Longaker, MD, MBA, FACS, Stanford University, “Pulmonary Fibrosis and Beyond: Towards a Unifying Hypothesis for Organ Fibrosis”<\/p>\n

2024<\/strong>: Rachel Lynne Zemans, MD, University of Michigan, “New Paradigms in Lung Injury, Regeneration, and Fibrosis.”<\/p>\n

2023:<\/strong> Yohannes Tesfaigzi, PhD, Harvard University, “Identifying Susceptibility Genes in Airway Epithelia that Drive the Development of Lung Diseases.”<\/p>\n

2022<\/strong>: Frances Eun-Hyung Lee, MD, Emory University, “How human long-lived plasma cells survive \u2026.and the parallels of survival in translational research.”<\/p>\n

2021:<\/strong> Nicholas Heaton, PhD, Duke University, “Atypical interactions between influenza viruses and the pulmonary epithelium.”<\/p>\n

2020:<\/strong> Tushar Desai, MD, Stanford University,\u00a0“Stem Cells, Inc: delving into the mechanisms of alveolar maintenance and repair.”<\/span><\/p>\n

2019:<\/strong> Avrum Spira, MD, Boston University School of Medicine, “The Road Rarely Traveled: a 20-year Journey Towards Early Lung Cancer Detection.”<\/p>\n

2018:<\/strong>\u00a0Donald McDonald<\/span>, MD, PhD, from\u00a0<\/span>UCSF<\/span>, “Lung lymphatics in Health and Disease.”<\/span><\/p>\n

2017:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Zena Werb<\/span>, PhD, from <\/span>UCSF<\/span>, “Redefining mammary development, cancer, metastasis and the microenvironment in the era of single-cell biology.”<\/span><\/p>\n

2016:<\/strong> Wellington Cardoso, MD, PhD, from Columbia University, “Control of expansion and differentiation of the progenitor cell pool in airways.”<\/p>\n

Jointly supported by the Pulmonary Center and the Center for Regenerative Medicine. \u00a0Donations to support this lectureship can be made on-line from the BU Development<\/a> site, by specifying this lectureship specifically within the donation form. Alternatively, a check (made out to Trustees of Boston University, memo \u201cFor the Pulmonary Center and Mary Williams Lectureship\u201d) may be sent to the Development Office, BU School of Medicine, 72 E. Concord Street, L219, Boston, MA 02118. \u00a0Contributions will help to endow the lectureship, ensuring it continues in perpetuity.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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