The Gordon Lecture is part of the NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series, whose goal is to keep NIH researchers abreast of the latest and most important research in the United States.
The Gordon Lecture was established in 1995 in tribute to Dr. Gordon for his outstanding contributions to the field of epidemiology and for his distinguished service to the National Institutes of Health.
2024 Awardee
Leonard E. Egede, M.D., M.S.
Professor of Medicine and the Inaugural Milwaukee Community Chair in Health Equity Research
Medical College of Wisconsin
Lecture Title: Addressing Health Disparities in Diabetes: Intersection of Structural Racism, Social Determinants, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities
Past Awardees
2023
Getting to the “Heart” of Cardiometabolic Health Disparities
Lisa Angeline Cooper, M.D., M.P.H
2022
Should Older Adults with Diabetes and Obesity Lose Weight?
Rena Wing, Ph.D.
2021
Epidemiology of Cognitive Aging: Why Observational Studies Still Matter
Kristine Yaffe, M.D.