Gary Ostrander, professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in Florida State University’s School of Medicine, will speak on March 31 on “Shark Cancer, Shark Cartilage and the Continuing Threat of Pseudoscience” at 10 a.m. in Dorman Hall, Room 140. He will debunk the myths that sharks don’t get cancer and that shark cartilage extracts treat human cancers. The falsehood has led to a dramatic decline in shark populations worldwide and to a diversion of cancer patients from effective treatments.

A former vice president for research and president of the Research Foundation at Florida State University, Gary also served as vice chancellor for research and graduate education at the University of Hawaii. He also has held positions as associate provost for research and chair of the graduate board at Johns Hopkins University and as Oklahoma State University Graduate School dean. A doctoral graduate of the University of Washington, he completed postdoctoral work in the UW Medical School’s Department of Pathology.

For more information, contact Merrill Warkentin, James J. Rouse Endowed Professor of Information Systems, Department of Management and Information Systems, at m.warkentin@msstate.edu.