NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
History of Medicine Division Seminar
Thursday, January 27, 2-3:30pm
NLM Visitor Center, Building 38A
Bethesda, MD

"Japan's Vaccinators: Medicine as an Agent of Change in Nineteenth Century Japan."

Professor Ann Jannetta
University of Pittsburgh

In a Japan cut off from direct contact with foreign nationals, imported medical knowledge was the most important vehicle for social and intellectual change in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This talk focuses on the contributions of Japanese physicians whose activities in support of Jennerian vaccination forged connections to Western scientific thought and became a catalyst for fundamental change in Japanese society.

All are welcome.

Note:  The next History of Medicine Division seminar will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2-3:30pm in the NLM Lister Hill Auditorium, Building 38A.  In a special program for African American History Month, Prof. Margaret Humphreys of Duke University will speak on "Intensely Human: The Health of Black Soldiers in the American Civil War."

For future programs, consult the NLM History of Medicine Division Seminar webpage:

www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/happening/seminars/index.html

Sign language interpretation is provided. Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodation to participate may contact Stephen Greenberg at 301-435-4995, e-mail [log in to unmask], or the Federal Relay (1-800-877-8339).

Due to current security measures at NIH, off-campus visitors are advised to consult the NLM Visitors and Security website:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/about/visitor.html

Stephen J. Greenberg, MSLS, PhD
Coordinator of Public Services
History of Medicine Division
National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services

301-435-4995

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