Dr. Tilson is available to lecture on the following topics (and others):
1. Translational Research: From Bedside to Bench and Back to Bedside
(Three paradigms).
2. The Philosophy of Causality and Its Implementation in the Laboratory
3. Science 101: How Scientists Work and Think
4. The Candidate Gene Approach to Gene Discovery in Aneurysmal
Conditions.
5. Tributes to My Former Students (Professors now at Harvard, Yale,
Johns Hopkins, Wash Univ (St. Louis) and other Fine Institutions)
6. The Medical School and Its Teaching Hospital: Thoughts on the
Affiliation Agreements of Yale Univ and the New Haven Hospital
7. Clinical Facts Cry Out for Molecular Explanations (From Chick
Embryos to Sudden Death in a Gorilla)
Some additional topics for audiences who do not have background in biomedical
Scienes:
1. The History of Deep South Country Blues Piano
2. A Lawperson’s Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Aneurysms
An honorarium for these lectures would be open for discussion. Dr. Tilson would
require a pre-paid airplane ticket and other transportation expenses, plus a
pre-paid hotel reservation. The hononarium itself would depend on several
factors, including: 1) The total amount of time that he would need to travel and
be absent from his laboratory; 2) The potential of the opportunity for fundraising of tax deductible gifts to the St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital to support his
research program and making resources available for his students to do their
experiments; 3) Other considerations. Inquiries should be addressed to Dr. Tilson
at mdt1@columbia.edu.