Discovery Lecture Series Archive — Page 17 of 20

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September 26, 2013

Noted science writer Zimmer set for next Discovery Lecture

Award-winning New York Times science writer and columnist Carl Zimmer will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 3, on setting science “right” when it goes “wrong.”

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September 19, 2013

Learning expert Merzenich set for Discovery Lecture

Michael Merzenich, Ph.D., author of “Soft-Wired: How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Can Change Your Life,” will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in 208 Light Hall.

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September 12, 2013

Discovery lecturer to discuss genetic information’s challenges

Wylie Burke, M.D., Ph.D., an expert in the social, ethical and policy implications of genetic information, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 19.

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September 5, 2013

Discovery Lecture explores brain’s addiction mechanisms

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August 22, 2013

Addiction science expert Volkow to speak Aug. 29

Nora Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, will begin the 2013-2014 Flexner Discovery Lecture Series next Thursday, Aug. 29, with a discussion of “Advances in Addiction Science.”

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May 9, 2013

Lecturer seeks to unravel viral replication’s mysteries

Viruses are among the most confounding creatures on the planet.