Monday,  September 9, 2002
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall D1.502
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

This program will explore the topic of physiological responses of mammals, including humans, in extreme environments like Mt. Everest and Antarctica.  


Speakers  

Physiology at the Top of the World--Lessons From Mt. Everest
Benjamin Levine, M.D.
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine - Cardiology 

A Life Without Oxygen: Physiology of Diving Mammals
Shane Kanatous, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Go along with Dr. Kanatous to Antarctica at

A light meal will be served before the evening's program.  A certificate of completion will be provided for purposes of professional development credit. Please check with your school district to determine if credit will be accepted for this event.

Related Links, Classroom Activities and Articles

1) Nature - Antarctica: The End of the Earth: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/antarctica

2) 2001 Antarctic Expedition The Foraging Biology of Weddell Seals (from Terrie M. Williams, Ph.D.): http://www.biology.ucsc.edu/people/williams/antarctic

3) Lee A. Fuiman, PhD Homepage: Behavior of Midwater Fishes Under the Antarctic Ice: Observations by a Predator : http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/staff/fuiman/antarctica

4) McMurdo Station: http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/support/mcmurdo.htm

5) Underwater Field Guide to Ross Island & McMurdo Sound, Antarctica http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/fguide

6) Overhead view of Antarctica by National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/maps/view/antarcm.html

7) Expedition '96: Everest Quest: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/expeditions/96

8) Expedition '97: Alive on Everest: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/expeditions/97/

9) ICE - Antarctica's Journey Through Time and Space: http://www.glacier.rice.edu/land/5_antarcticicesheetjourney.html

10) About Antarctica: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/downey/project/index.html

11) NOVA - Lost on Everest: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest

12) News, Expedition Coverage, and Notes about Mt. Everest: http://www.everestnews.com

13) NASA images of Everest: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/radar/sircxsar/everest.html

14) Mt. Everest History and Facts: http://www.mnteverest.com/history.html

15) Medical Aspects of Cold Environments: http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/history/borden/medaspofharshenvrnmnts/default.html

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