Home News & Events Distinguished Lectures The Critical Role of Biomedical Research in Driving Innovations that Improve Health Outcomes

The Critical Role of Biomedical Research in Driving Innovations that Improve Health Outcomes

January 27, 2021, 5:00 – 6:00PM

Speaker:

Glen Gaulton

Vice Dean and Director of Global Health
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Center for Global Health
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Member, Academic Advisory Board, VinUniversity
See the detailed biography here.

The Critical Role of Biomedical Research in Driving Innovations that Improve Health Outcomes

Dr. Gaulton’s talk will focus on the importance of the junction between university-based scholarship and patient clinical care in driving innovations that improve health outcomes.  Using real-world examples, he will illustrate how these measures bridge research across the university and unite faculty, staff and trainees in a common higher purpose for the public good.

Dr. Gaulton is Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, and is Vice Dean and Director of the Center for Global Health. He is also Project Director of the VinUni-Penn Alliance. His research spans virology and immunology, and he has held multiple local/national leadership positions over a 35+ year career.

Recent Events

Rechargeable Batteries Symposium
9:00-18:00, November 08, 2025

Rechargeable Batteries Symposium

VinUni Partners with VinFast to Host Vietnam Symposium on Rechargeable Batteries (VINBATT2025)  Date & Time: Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 09:00 – 18:00  Venue: Room I201, Building I, VinUniversity, Hanoi, Viet Nam  Organized by: VinUniversity in collaboration with VinFast  The Vietnam Symposium on Rechargeable Batteries (VINBATT2025) marks a milestone for Vietnam’s scientific and industrial community in the field of energy storage. In the face […]

Open Innovation Conference 2025
09:00 - 17:30, December 01, 2025

Open Innovation Conference 2025

Welcome to the 2nd Annual International Open Innovation Conference, proudly hosted by VinUniversity in collaboration with the Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology, University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, and Duke University’s Center for International Development. Date: December 1–2, 2025Venue: VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam This year’s conference will explore […]

Research Seminar with Prof. Wray Buntine: Generative AI, the Knowledge Revolution and Universities
16:00 - 17:30, May 30, 2025

Research Seminar with Prof. Wray Buntine: Generative AI, the Knowledge Revolution and Universities

Research Seminar with Prof. Wray Buntine: Generative AI, the Knowledge Revolution and Universities We are pleased to invite you to a research seminar titled “Generative AI, the Knowledge Revolution and Universities“, presented by Professor Wray Buntine, Director of Computer Science at VinUniversity, 📍 Location: Room C401, VinUniversity 📅 Date and Time: 16:00 – 17:30, May […]