You're invited to join our COVID and the Kisslers: Wholehearted Alumni Doctors Talk About Their Journey To Fighting Infectious Disease virtual event on Saturday, August 8, from 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. MT.
Wicked-smart Boettcher Scholar alumni doctors Mark and Stephen Kissler are leveraging their expertise in medicine and mathematical modeling to help those of us outside the fields of science and medicine better navigate the information, misinformation and political considerations that are influencing our public understanding of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. But what does it feel like to be quietly working away in the hospital or lab when suddenly your work – the work you’ve been doing for years – is urgently important to millions of people? What do you do when your research is thrust center stage and international news networks are calling for quotes? Join English major and Boettcher staff member Katy Craig as she talks to the Kisslers about their heroes’ journey.
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To join, please sign up for a free account at the Matchbox Virtual Media website listed below to gain access to the session(s) you wish to attend. You will click the green “Launch Virtual Conference” button which will take you to the event lobby. From there, navigate to the correct date and time of your session(s). Here’s the website: https://events.matchboxvirtual.com/Account/Login
If you are having issues getting in, please watch this quick, 5-minute registration tutorial video that will show you how to navigate the site. If you need further assistance, please email Scholarships@boettcherfoundation.org with the subject line, “WANT TO JOIN SCHOLARS WEEKEND SESSION” and let us know which session you are trying to join.
Speaker Biographies
Mark Kissler, M.S., M.D., is a physician, writer, and educator. He is a Boettcher Scholar and graduate of the University of Colorado (Chemical Engineering 2010) and Columbia University’s Narrative Medicine program. He earned his M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was named the 2015 DeBakey Scholar. He completed residency in combined internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Colorado. He is currently an assistant professor of hospital medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has also taught classes with the University of Colorado Center For Bioethics and Humanities and at the University of Colorado Boulder campus. He lives in Aurora with his wife and three children.
Stephen Kissler is a postdoctoral fellow in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He uses mathematical models to describe the spread of infectious diseases. He earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder as a 2009 Boettcher scholar. He attained his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Cambridge where he studied the spread of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. At Harvard, he has focused on antibiotic prescribing practices and, since January, has been analyzing the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
University of Denver alumna and Colorado State University MFA candidate Katy Craig is the Boettcher Foundation’s leadership coach and content designer. After graduating high school as a Boettcher Scholar, she attended the University of Denver where she triple-majored before earning her master’s degree in English. She is a graduate of DU’s Publishing Institute, the Daniels College of Business’ High Performance Leadership Program, the Bovine School of Improv, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Art and Practice of Leadership Development program and the Coaches Training Institute’s 10-month leadership program. During her early career, Katy served as director of the University Honors Program at DU, first-year English instructor, honors seminar instructor, honors symposium instructor and Nelson Hall faculty resident. Katy joined the Boettcher Foundation in 2005 as the Scholarship Program Director and has since acted as the project lead on increased leadership, service and philanthropy programming for the participants in the Boettcher Scholarship and Webb-Warring Biomedical Research programs. Katy is a certified professional coach and published author, having co-written the foundation’s book on college and scholarship essays, All The Wisdom and None of the Junk.
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 you wish to attend. You will click the green “Launch Virtual Conference” button which will take you to the event lobby. From there, navigate to the correct date and time of your session(s). Here’s the website: https://events.matchboxvirtual.com/Account/LoginIf you are having issues getting in, please watch this quick, 5-minute registration tutorial video that will show you how to navigate the site. If you need further assistance, please email Scholarships@boettcherfoundation.org with the subject line, “WANT TO JOIN SCHOLARS WEEKEND SESSION” and let us know which session you are trying to join. Speaker BiographiesMark Kissler, M.S., M.D., is a physician, writer, and educator. He is a Boettcher Scholar and graduate of the University of Colorado (Chemical Engineering 2010) and Columbia University’s Narrative Medicine program. He earned his M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was named the 2015 DeBakey Scholar. He completed residency in combined internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Colorado. He is currently an assistant professor of hospital medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has also taught classes with the University of Colorado Center For Bioethics and Humanities and at the University of Colorado Boulder campus. He lives in Aurora with his wife and three children.Stephen Kissler is a postdoctoral fellow in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He uses mathematical models to describe the spread of infectious diseases. He earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder as a 2009 Boettcher scholar. He attained his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Cambridge where he studied the spread of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. At Harvard, he has focused on antibiotic prescribing practices and, since January, has been analyzing the spread of SARS-CoV-2. University of Denver alumna and Colorado State University MFA candidate Katy Craig is the Boettcher Foundation’s leadership coach and content designer. After graduating high school as a Boettcher Scholar, she attended the University of Denver where she triple-majored before earning her master’s degree in English. She is a graduate of DU’s Publishing Institute, the Daniels College of Business’ High Performance Leadership Program, the Bovine School of Improv, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Art and Practice of Leadership Development program and the Coaches Training Institute’s 10-month leadership program. During her early career, Katy served as director of the University Honors Program at DU, first-year English instructor, honors seminar instructor, honors symposium instructor and Nelson Hall faculty resident. Katy joined the Boettcher Foundation in 2005 as the Scholarship Program Director and has since acted as the project lead on increased leadership, service and philanthropy programming for the participants in the Boettcher Scholarship and Webb-Warring Biomedical Research programs. Katy is a certified professional coach and published author, having co-written the foundation’s book on college and scholarship essays, All The Wisdom and None of the Junk.&source=https://dmluoj0wft2i7.cloudfront.net/thumbnails/media_slide_16x9/cdn/images/5f10aabcdc192.JPG "LinkedIn")
 you wish to attend. You will click the green “Launch Virtual Conference” button which will take you to the event lobby. From there, navigate to the correct date and time of your session(s). Here’s the website: https://events.matchboxvirtual.com/Account/LoginIf you are having issues getting in, please watch this quick, 5-minute registration tutorial video that will show you how to navigate the site. If you need further assistance, please email Scholarships@boettcherfoundation.org with the subject line, “WANT TO JOIN SCHOLARS WEEKEND SESSION” and let us know which session you are trying to join. Speaker BiographiesMark Kissler, M.S., M.D., is a physician, writer, and educator. He is a Boettcher Scholar and graduate of the University of Colorado (Chemical Engineering 2010) and Columbia University’s Narrative Medicine program. He earned his M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was named the 2015 DeBakey Scholar. He completed residency in combined internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Colorado. He is currently an assistant professor of hospital medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has also taught classes with the University of Colorado Center For Bioethics and Humanities and at the University of Colorado Boulder campus. He lives in Aurora with his wife and three children.Stephen Kissler is a postdoctoral fellow in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He uses mathematical models to describe the spread of infectious diseases. He earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder as a 2009 Boettcher scholar. He attained his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Cambridge where he studied the spread of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. At Harvard, he has focused on antibiotic prescribing practices and, since January, has been analyzing the spread of SARS-CoV-2. University of Denver alumna and Colorado State University MFA candidate Katy Craig is the Boettcher Foundation’s leadership coach and content designer. After graduating high school as a Boettcher Scholar, she attended the University of Denver where she triple-majored before earning her master’s degree in English. She is a graduate of DU’s Publishing Institute, the Daniels College of Business’ High Performance Leadership Program, the Bovine School of Improv, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Art and Practice of Leadership Development program and the Coaches Training Institute’s 10-month leadership program. During her early career, Katy served as director of the University Honors Program at DU, first-year English instructor, honors seminar instructor, honors symposium instructor and Nelson Hall faculty resident. Katy joined the Boettcher Foundation in 2005 as the Scholarship Program Director and has since acted as the project lead on increased leadership, service and philanthropy programming for the participants in the Boettcher Scholarship and Webb-Warring Biomedical Research programs. Katy is a certified professional coach and published author, having co-written the foundation’s book on college and scholarship essays, All The Wisdom and None of the Junk. "Facebook")