Discovery Lecture Series Archive — Page 14 of 20

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January 2, 2015

Genome-editing pioneer next up in Discovery Lecture series

Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., recipient of a 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 8.

By Leigh MacMillan
Three people smile and converse beside a lectern in a lecture room: a woman stands between two men, one wearing a gray suit and the other a dark suit.
December 18, 2014

Photo: Discovery Lecture

At her recent Flexner Discovery Lecture, Suzanne Bakken, Ph.D., R.N., the Alumni Professor of Nursing and Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University, shares a laugh with Vanderbilt’s William Stead, M.D., left, and Kevin Johnson, M.D., M.S.

By Vanderbilt Health News
George Q. Daley speaks at a lecture from behind a podium, gesturing with both hands beside a monitor and microphone.
November 6, 2014

Photo: Discovery Lecture

Cellular engineering pioneer George Q. Daley, M.D., Ph.D., makes a point during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture at Vanderbilt. Daley directs the Stem Cell Transplantation Program at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

By Vanderbilt Health News
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October 23, 2014

Cellular engineering expert Daley set for Discovery Lecture series

By Bill Snyder
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October 23, 2014

Photo: Discovery Lecture

By Bill Snyder
Two men converse and smile beside a lectern in a university venue; the man on the right holds a water bottle.
October 9, 2014

Nobel laureate sheds light on immune response system

Peter Doherty, Ph.D., had some advice for young scientists at last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture. The way to win a Nobel Prize, he said, “is to make a very big discovery first.”

By Leigh MacMillan