Yerby Diversity Lecture in Public Health: Vivian W. Pinn, MD

History Maker: A Fireside Chat with Vivian W. Pinn

Named in honor of Dr. Alonzo Smythe Yerby, MPH ’48, an African American pioneer in public health, the Yerby Diversity Lecture in Public Health brings distinguished scientists and scholars from underrepresented backgrounds to the Harvard Chan School to speak on important health topics. In this fireside chat, Vivian W. Pinn will discuss her trailblazing career in academia and at the National Institutes of Health where she advanced health equity for marginalized communities.

This in-person event is free, but registration is required.

Featured Speaker

Vivian W. Pinn, MD
Senior Scientist Emerita, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health; Founding Director (retired), Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health

Welcome

Jane J. Kim, MS, PhD
Dean of Academic Affairs and K.T. Li Professor of Health Economics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Facilitator

James Frater, MBBS, BSc
Candidate, Master of Public Health, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health