Physician Scientist Collective Distinguished Speaker Series

The Physician Scientist Collective Distinguished Speaker Series features speakers from diverse medical fields across national academic institutions who share their experiences and insights on physician-scientist careers.

From Vigorous Kids to Rigorous Data: The Wild Ride of a Pediatric Lung Doctor

Dan M. Cooper, MD

University of California Distinguished Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Director, Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (ICTS)
UC Irvine School of Medicine

The talk will encompass how the search for optimal health effects of exercise in children and adolescents led to a career in translational science, clinical care and research, and unexpected discoveries... and a publication emanating from the "Harbor-UCLA Department of Pediatrics and the Division of Planetary Geochemistry of CalTech."