Thursday, December 06, 2007

Our Newest Member in the Spotlight


AA graduate gives UV light therapy presentation

Albany Medical College student Christopher Macomber '01 (known to his peers as the "Renaissance Man" and "Medical Student extraordinaire") gave a UV light therapy presentation on Thursday, November 29 in Huyck Auditorium at Albany Medical Center.

He presented clinical information about the use of UV light as a therapy for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus as well as other opportunities for UV light. In addition to being a student, Chris is an entrepreneur and recently started a company called Opthera, Inc. with a business partner.

Chris has a bachelor's degree in both biology and music (double major) from Union College, and a master's degree in health care administration from Union Graduate College. He is President of his class at Albany Medical College (Class of 2009) and is a member of The Albany Academy Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Alumni/ae like Chris make all of us proud to be members of the Academies family.