Alexander D. Langmuir Lecture
The Langmuir Lecture is the preeminent public health lecture in the United States. First given in 1972, this lecture continues to be a highlight of the annual EIS Conference. The lecture is named for Alexander D. Langmuir, MD, MPH (1910–1993), a public health visionary and leader who established the Epidemiology Program at what was then called the Communicable Disease Center in 1949; he remained as CDC’s chief epidemiologist until his retirement in 1970. Notably, Dr. Langmuir founded EIS, established national disease surveillance for the United States, and led the development of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report at CDC. Learn more about Dr. Langmuir and Epidemiology at CDC.

New York State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Mary Bassett, MD, MPH will deliver this year’s Alexander D. Langmuir lecture, Undoing the Racial Patterning of Health on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 1:25 p.m. ET. Dr. Bassett has more than 30 years of experience in promoting health equity and social justice, both in the U.S. and globally. Be sure to register for the 2022 Epidemic Intelligence Service Conferenceexternal icon and tune into the 2022 Langmuir lecture.