The Dr. Maurice S. Segal Lecture

Welcome

Sunil Kumar         
President         
Tufts University

Introduction

Helen Boucher        
Dean        
Tufts University, School of Medicine

Keynote Address

The Social Ecology of Antimicrobial Resistance        
Kevin Outterson        
Professor of Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights        
Boston University, School of Public Health

Audience Questions & Answers

Kevin Outterson with       
Kelly Sims Gallagher, F00, FG03       
Dean, ad interim       
The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Closing Remarks

Kelly Sims Gallagher

Reception

Chase Center

Professor Outterson is the founding executive director of CARB-X, an >$800M international public-private partnership to accelerate global antibacterial innovation. Key partners include the United States Department of Health and Human Services (ASPR/BARDA & NIAID), the Wellcome Trust, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the United Kingdom’s Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC/GAMRIF), the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

Professor Outterson has published more than 100 articles and book chapters (see Google Scholar) with a focus on incentive problems with antimicrobial resistance, including push and pull incentives. He served as a senior author on many key research reports and expert panels on antibiotic innovation. Professor Outterson was given the 2015 Leadership Award by the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics for his research and advocacy work. He has spoken before Congressional committees, Parliamentary working groups, WHO, international expert panels, and state legislatures.

The Dr. Maurice S. Segal Lecture Series was established in 1973 to address issues of global importance to Tufts University. This lecture series embodies Dr. Segal’s philanthropic mission to bring distinguished speakers to campus, with an emphasis on global issues, in collaboration with The Fletcher School and Tufts University School of Medicine.

Dr. Maurice S. Segal was a professor emeritus at Tufts University School of Medicine and a prominent researcher of lung disease. Dr. Segal established the Tufts Lung Station in 1946, one of the nation’s first centers for respiratory care and research. In 1980, Dr. Segal created The Effects of Pollution on the Quality of Life in Developing Nations Fund, aimed at raising awareness through lectures pertaining to the effects of atmospheric and environmental changes on world health.

The legacy of Dr. Segal’s lecture series has brought distinguished speakers to Tufts University such as Stephen Hadley, President George W. Bush’s National Security Advisor; Muhtar Kent, former president, and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company; Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute; Atul Gawande, noted surgeon and author; and Dr. Richard Haass, noted diplomat and president of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Dr. Segal’s generosity continues to significantly impact students and faculty at Tufts and the Medford/Somerville community through thoughtful and engaging dialogue centered on finding tangible solutions to address the world’s most pressing issues.