HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO HELSINGFORS UNIVERSITET UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI LÄÄKETIETEELLINEN TIEDEKUNTA MEDICINSKA FAKULTETEN FACULTY OF MEDICINE Hjelt Lecture 2014 Professor Bruce Budowle Friday, 7th November at 14.15 „Bioterrorism and microbial forensics“ Hjelt Institute Department of Forensic Medicine University of Helsinki Kytösuontie 11 Professor Bruce Budowle Otto E.A Hjelt 1823-1913 Hjelt Institute Professor Bruce Budowle Professor Budowle’s research focuses in human Hjelt Institute was founded 1st of January 2010. The Professor Bruce Budowle was born in California, identification, but he is also known as the father of Institute belongs to the Faculty of Medicine at the U.S.A, but grew up in New York. He received his PhD “microbial forensics” developing approaches for University into in genetics from Virginia Tech in 1979. He continued effective detection of biohazard agents. For his Public as a post-doctoral fellow in the University of achievements, Professor Budowle has been awarded Health. Alabama in Birmingham. In 1983 he moved to work e.g. with Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Hjelt Lecture as a research chemist in the Forensic Science Service (1991), FBI Director’s Award for Excellence Hjelt Lecture was created to inspire and promote Research and Training Center, at the FBI Academy, in Investigative Support (2000), Paul L. Kirk Award scientific research in the newly founded Hjelt in Quantico, Virginia, to become later the Senior by American Academy of Forensic Sciences (2001), Institute. The lecturer is chosen annually by Hjelt Scientist of the Laboratory Division at the FBI. Ireland Distinguished Visiting Scholar in University Lecture committee, and represents the highest level In 2009 Dr. Budowle returned to academia as the of Alabama at Birmingham’s (2004), and Honorary scientist, whose work focuses on the fields of the Executive Director of the Institute of Applied Member of the Mediterranean Academy of Forensic research in Hjelt Institute. Genetics and a Professor in the Department of Sciences (2004). In 1996 he was the Forensic Previous Hjelt Lectures were presented by professor Molecular and Medical Genetics, at the University of Scientist of the Year in the US and in 2010 he was chosen as the Health Care Hero by the Dallas R. Dirnhofer (2010), professor M. McKee (2011), North Texas Health Science Center. professor A. W. Jones (2012) and professor J. Professor Budowle in his field is one of the most Mackenbach (2013). The Hjelt Lecture in 2014 is productive and influential scientists in the world. He Professor Budowle is also a frequent lecturer, given has given over 600 presentations and published teacher and a mentor for many forensic geneticists over 500 articles. in Finland. Since 1998, he has been an Honorary of Departments by Helsinki, of Forensic professor and is Medicine Bruce divided and Budowle from the University of North Texas Health Science Center, U.S.A. Business Journal. Member of the Finnish Society of Forensic Medicine.
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