Dr. Alonso Aguirre - Dean's Lecture Series

Dr. Alonso Aguirre, Senior Vice President, Conservation Medicine Program, at Wildlife Trust, presented a lecture on ocean health at in Stony Brook Southampton's Duke Lecture Hall on November 13, 2009. He discussed the new field of conservation medicine, which links wildlife medicine, public health and biodiversity to ecosystem health. In this field, Dr. Aguirre develops new techniques, tools, and theoretical approaches, and ensures that every advance in his science is communicated to health professionals on the ground, all over the world. The talk, titled "Marine Vertebrates as Sentinels of Ocean Health: Linking Land to Sea," was part of the Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by Stony Brook Southampton Dean and Vice President Mary Pearl. For more information about Stony Brook Southampton and its sustainability-focused programs, visit http://www.stonybrook.edu/southampton.

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• Stony Brook Southampton
• University
• sustainability
• environment
• conservation
• biodiversity
• Duke Lecture Hall
• Long Island

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