Thank you to everyone who attended the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine lectures this semester. These events were cosponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IU Indianapolis Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
Most recently, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, William H. Schneider, PhD (Professor Emeritus of History and Medical Humanities, Indiana University Indianapolis) presented "The First Genetic Marker: Blood Groups and Human Heredity, 1900-1950" based on his book of the same title published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2024.
On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD, MBA (Senior Fellow, University of Ottawa Institute for Science, Society and Policy) presented "Koop the Shapeshifter: How a Pioneering Pediatric Surgeon Became a Public Health Giant, Surly Social Conservative, and AIDS Hero" based on his recent biography, Dr. Koop: The Many Lives of the Surgeon General (University of Massachusetts Press, 2025)
Both of these lectures, and previous JSB talks, are available to view in the IU Media Collections Online:
- September 10, 2025, Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD, MBA
- November 18, 2025, William H. Schneider, PhD
(presentation slides in Scholar Works: https://hdl.handle.net/1805/52321)
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