A Scientific Symposium Commemorating
the 50th Anniversary of the Development of
the Polio Vaccine
April 11 and 12, 2005
Alumni Hall, University of Pittsburgh
Polio Symposium
Speakers
- Matthias Gromeier, M.D.
- William Gruber, M.D.
- David L. Heymann, M.D.
- Robert A. Keegan
- Heidi J. Larson, Ph.D.
- Gary J. Nabel, M.D., Ph.D.
- Paul A. Offit, M.D.
- David M. Oshinsky, Ph.D.
- Tara O’Toole, M.D., M.P.H.
- Louis Piconi
- Charles R. Rinaldo Jr., Ph.D.
- John B. Robbins, M.D.
- Peter L. Salk, M.D.
- John Troan
- Julius S. Youngner, Sc.D.
Tara O’Toole, M.D., M.P.H.
CEO, Center for Biosecurity
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
A recognized national expert on issues related to bioterrorism, Dr. O’Toole has served on numerous government advisory committees and panels dealing with biodefense. Her career has included service as assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy for environment safety and health and as a senior analyst in the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. Dr. O’Toole is co-editor of the journal Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Science and Practice. She was one of the lead authors and producers of the 2001 bioterrorism exercise “Dark Winter,” which simulated a covert biological attack on American soil. The focus of the Center for Biosecurity, which she now directs, is bioterrorism preparedness from the perspectives of public policy, research, and public health.