Discovery Lecture Series

March 7, 2013

Harvard’s Seidman to speak at VU

Jonathan Seidman, Ph.D., who has made pivotal contributions to understanding the genetic basis of cardiomyopathy and other heart diseases, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 14.

By Bill Snyder
February 28, 2013

Bacteria expert Hultgren to deliver Discovery Lecture

Scott Hultgren, Ph.D., an expert on the interactions between bacteria and human hosts, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 7.

By Leigh MacMillan
February 28, 2013

Discovery Lecture explores brain’s sensitivity to insulin

Diabetes has a big impact on the brain.

By Bill Snyder
February 14, 2013

Harvard’s Kahn set for Discovery Lecture

C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., renowned for his contributions to the field of insulin signaling and its role in type 2 diabetes and obesity, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 21.

By Bill Snyder
January 31, 2013

Nobel laureate explores genomics of immune response

In a wide-ranging lecture that moved from plants to nematode worms to human leukemia, Nobel laureate Andrew Fire, Ph.D., outlined his vision for a genomics-based understanding of how organisms respond to novel information.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 17, 2013

Nobel laureate Fire set to deliver upcoming Discovery Lecture

Nobel laureate Andrew Fire, Ph.D., will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 24.

By Leigh MacMillan
January 17, 2013

Photo: Discovery Lecture

By Doug Campbell
January 4, 2013

St. Jude’s Schulman first up for 2013 Flexner Discovery Lecture Series

Brenda Schulman, Ph.D., from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, kicks off the 2013 Flexner Discovery Lecture series on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 4 p.m.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 20, 2012

Discovering Südhof

By VUMC News and Communications
December 13, 2012

Photo: Flexner Discovery Lecture

Lynne Maquat, Ph.D., of the University of Rochester, spoke about mRNA decay and disease during her recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 6, 2012

Stanford’s Südhof to discuss how brain relays information

Noted neuroscientist Thomas Südhof, M.D., will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Dec. 13.
By Leigh MacMillan
December 6, 2012

Photo: Exporing autism therapies

Mriganka Sur, Ph.D., director of the Simons Center for the Social Brain at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses emerging therapeutics for autism spectrum disorders during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 29, 2012

Nobel laureate sheds light on RNA research

There’s been an explosion in the world of RNA — the nucleic acid “copy” of DNA, Nobel laureate Phillip Sharp, Ph.D., told the crowd gathered for his Flexner Discovery Lecture.
By Leigh MacMillan
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