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George W. Comstock Center for Public Health Research and Prevention NEWS: The grand opening of George W. Comstock Center for Public Health Research and Prevention new facility took place on Wednesday June 1, 2011. We were delighted to host over 140 friends, colleagues, and center members. Our brochure features the center, its research, and organization. The event was covered by local newspapers, TV and radio. The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health has launched a fund drive for a professorship to honor Dr. Comstock. Contributions large or small are welcome (click here). Established in 1962 in Hagerstown, Maryland, George W. Comstock Center for Public Health Research and Prevention:
Comstock Center is involved in several multisite epidemiologic studies in Hagerstown described in this web site. Under the new direction of Josef Coresh, MD, PhD, professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Comstock Center is expanding its activities and is engaging a wider community of scientists, students and prevention experts across multiple departments inside and outside the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Comstock Center is named in honor of the late George W. Comstock, a world renowned leading epidemiologist who helped shape the epidemiology of tuberculosis and who trained generations of leaders in the field. For more information: |