Discovery Lecture Series Archive — Page 13 of 20

Portrait of a gray-haired man wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie.
May 21, 2015

NIH director set for Discovery Lecture

National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., will deliver a special Discovery Lecture at Vanderbilt University Medical Center next Thursday, May 28.

By Bill Snyder
Logo reading “The Farmer Discovery Lecture Series,” with “Farmer Discovery” in stylized script and “Lecture Series” below.
May 14, 2015

Discovery Lecture to feature panel

Three Vanderbilt University scientists will describe “gene-environment interactions in cancer etiology and prevention” at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 21, in 208 Light Hall.

By Bill Snyder
Gray-haired man in a dark blazer and navy sweater stands beside a lectern with a computer monitor in a classroom or lecture hall.
May 7, 2015

Photo: Learning expert speaks

By Doug Campbell
Gray-haired man wearing glasses and a dark jacket gestures with one hand while speaking into a microphone.
April 30, 2015

Stem cells, Wnt signaling explored at Discovery lecture

Our tissues are in a constant state of flux — cells are lost and cells are generated, with local signals and stem cells maintaining the balance, said Roel Nusse, Ph.D., during last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By Leigh MacMillan
Black-and-white sketch portrait of a mustached older man wearing a collared shirt and jacket, identified in the caption as Eric Knudsen, Ph.D.
April 23, 2015

Stanford’s Knudsen set for Discovery Lecture

Stanford University neurobiologist Eric Knudsen, Ph.D., well known for his studies of learning and attention in birds, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. April 30 in 208 Light Hall.

By Bill Snyder
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April 16, 2015

Tissue regulation expert Nusse set for next Discovery Lecture

Roel Nusse, Ph.D., an expert in the regulation of tissue growth and development by Wnt signaling pathways, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 23.

By Leigh MacMillan