December 1, 2000

A scientific symposium was held Nov.17 to honor John T. Potts, Jr, MD, director of Research at the MGH and Jackson Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine, for his leadership in endocrinology, medicine and biomedical science.

From left, artist Warren Prosperi, Potts, Ausiello and Lucia Prosperi pose with the new portrait.

In the morning session, several of Potts' former trainees, who now are international leaders in the study of bone and mineral diseases, presented overviews of their recent work. In the afternoon, other scientific leaders from around the world, whose careers were influenced by Potts' mentorship, presented discussions about endocrinology, gene therapy and neuroscience. Dennis Ausiello, MD, MGH physician-in-chief, presented a portrait of Potts, which will reside in the Department of Medicine along with other portraits of MGH chiefs of Medicine.