Irvin M. Modlin, M.D.

Irvin M. Modlin, M.D., professor of surgery, was appointed to the King James IV Professorship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh for 2002. Modlin was to deliver the graduation oration for the College in October on the 497th anniversary of the award of the Seal of Cause to the College by James IV. His topic was The Use of Laser Capture Microscopy and Gene Analysis in Defining Neuro-Endocrine Cell Transformation and Autonomy.