Gilbert B. Forbes Scholar Program
The Gilbert B. Forbes Scholar Program enables outstanding scientists of high national and international prominence in biomedical, translational, clinical, or health services research, to visit the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
During the two day visit, Forbes Visiting Scholars:
- Lecture on their research and related cutting edge issues in their field.
- Participate in work-in-progress sessions with selected trainees and their mentors.
- Consult with selected faculty on an individual basis.
- Participate in round-table discussions with senior members of the Department of Pediatrics and Medical Center to discuss research areas for targeted development.
- Meet fellows, residents, and medical students at a trainee reception to discuss the scholar's career and provide expert career advice.
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Forbes Visiting Scholar 2025
Lainie Ross, M.D., Ph.D.Dean’s Professor and Chair,
Dept of Health Humanities and Bioethics
Director Paul M Schyve MD Center for Bioethics
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Topic: The Promise and Perils of Newborn Sequencing
Location: Join us in the Helen Wood Hall School of Nursing Auditorium (1W-304) or attend via zoom. Email Iris_Benz@urmc.rochester.edu for a zoom link.
Lainie Friedman Ross, M.D., Ph.D., is a pediatrician and philosopher. She is the Dean’s Professor and Inaugural Chair of the Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics, and the Director of the Paul M Schyve, MD Center for Bioethics at the University of Rochester. She holds secondary appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics, Surgery, Neurology, and Philosophy.
Dr. Ross’ research portfolio focuses on ethical and policy issues in pediatrics, clinical and translational research ethics, genetics and rare diseases, and organ transplantation. She has authored or co-authored 5 books and over 200 peer-reviewed articles, and another 200 invited perspectives, commentaries, book chapters, and correspondence.
She is a Hastings Fellow (2009), a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow (2014), a recipient of the American Academy of Pediatrics William G. Bartholome Award for Ethical Excellence (2015), and a member of the National Academy of Medicine (2023).
Contact Us
- Regina Rowe, M.D., Ph.D., Co-DirectorRegina_Rowe@URMC.Rochester.edu
- Nathaniel Bayer, M.D., Co-DirectorNathaniel_Bayer@URMC.Rochester.edu
- Shannon Weekes, Administrator
Shannon_Weekes@URMC.Rochester.edu
Gilbert B. Forbes
Dr. Gilbert Forbes was Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Biophysics and an internationally recognized researcher on body composition, nutrition, and fitness. He received numerous honors and distinctions including the John Howland Award of the American Pediatric Society and the University of Rochester's Arthur Kornberg Research Award. He held a Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development from 1962-2003.