 | Andreas Rosenwald, MD, with Leo I. Gordon, MD (l to r) |
Discussing Advances with an Expert AudienceThe 2008 George Assimos Lectureship On April 25, the Division of Hematology/Oncology hosted the 2008 George Assimos Lectureship. Led by Leo I. Gordon, MD, Abby and John Friend Professor of Cancer Research and director of the Lymphoma Program, the lecture was well-attended by Division faculty members, students, and interested alumni, friends, and visitors.  | Jonathan Licht, MD, Division Chief, with
Drs. Rosenwald and Gordon (l to r) |  | Dr. Gordon led the Assimos lecture |
The lecture featured an address by Andreas Rosenwald, MD, associate professor of the Institute of Pathology at the University of Würzburg, Germany, titled "Gene Expression Profiling in Lymphomas—Toward Clinical Application." Dr. Rosenwald said of the event, "It is a great honor for me to give the George Assimos Lecture this year. It allows me to discuss recent research advances in B-cell lymphomas with an expert audience. I am very thankful to the Assimos family and their close friends that they created this important educational program in memory of Mr. Assimos."
Held in the newly-opened Prentice Women's Hospital, the 2008 lecture offered an opportunity for faculty members to gather as a professional and affable assembly to learn more about the latest treatment techniques and research taking place in the area of blood cancers. According to Dr. Gordon, "This event has fulfilled the wishes and demonstrated the foresight and vision of the Assimos family in establishing this lecture. It brought together investigators at Northwestern with colleagues from around the world to discuss new ideas in lymphoma biology and treatment. We hope to continue this wonderful tradition in the future." The George Assimos Lectureship was established, with generous foresight, by wife, Helen, sons Dean, Steve, and Billy, and friend Lee Stern in memory and celebration of George Assimos, who lost his five-year battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2004. The Division of Hematology/Oncology is grateful for their leadership in creating this important program. The annual lecture serves as an educational tool for clinician-scientists throughout the Northwestern medical community who specialize in lymphoma treatment and research. | 
