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Special Features: The Hinton-Wright Biomedical Society

The Hinton-Wright Biomedical Research Society was established in 1983 by three students in the Class of 1987—Robin Mayfield (HMS’90), Bernard Godley (HMS’89), and Cato Laurencin (HMS’87)—with the support of the late Harold Amos, Ph.D. (1919-2003), then chairman of the Division of Medical Sciences.  When Dr. Amos retired in 1988, Kenneth Bridges, Associate Professor of Medicine (HMS’76) and Maria Alexander-Bridges, Associate Professor of Medicine (HMS’77, Ph.D.’83) took over the helm of the society.  Members of the Inter-Society Multicultural Fellows Committee, in memory of Dr. Harold Amos, decided to rename the society the “Harold Amos Biomedical Research Society.”

Members of The Harold Amos Society meet monthly to hear presentations over dinner by invited guests, faculty, and students.  While the primary focus is to create a forum for scientific exchange, the Society has also successfully introduced members of the minority community to the wealth of opportunities available in biomedical research.

The Society is funded by the Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation of Denville, New Jersey, and is supported by the Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs

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