Discovery Lecture Series

February 28, 2023

Discovery lecture features electron microscopy leader Cheng

Yifan Cheng, PhD, a leader in electron microscopy technology development and structural studies of biological macromolecules, will deliver the next Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 9.

By Leigh MacMillan
Attending last week’s Discovery Lecture by Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse, PhD, (fourth from left) were, from left, Jackie Corbin, PhD, Kathy Gould, PhD, Sharron Francis, PhD, Nancy Carrasco, MD, and Roger Colbran, PhD.
February 16, 2023

Sir Paul Nurse Discovery Lecture

Among those attending last week’s Discovery Lecture by Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse, PhD, were, Jackie Corbin, PhD, Kathy Gould, PhD, Sharron Francis, PhD, Nancy Carrasco, MD, and Roger Colbran, PhD.

By VUMC News and Communications
January 26, 2023

Nobel laureate Nurse set for year’s first Discovery Lecture

Nobel Prize-winning geneticist and cell biologist Sir Paul Nurse, PhD, will be at Vanderbilt Thursday, Feb. 9, to deliver the year’s first Discovery Lecture.

By Bill Snyder
August 17, 2022

Vanderbilt Prize winner Lehmann’s Discovery Lecture postponed

Ruth Lehmann, PhD, recipient of the 2022 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, in 208 Light Hall.

By Bill Snyder
Eric Nestler, MD, PhD, renowned for his studies of the molecular basis of drug addiction and depression, discusses his latest research findings during last week’s Discovery Lecture.
April 28, 2022

Nestler’s Discovery Lecture

Eric Nestler, MD, PhD, renowned for his studies of the molecular basis of drug addiction and depression, discusses his latest research findings during last week’s Discovery Lecture.

By VUMC News and Communications
Aviv Regev, PhD, recipient of the 2021 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, gestures to an illustration during her Vanderbilt Prize Discovery Lecture on April 14.
April 21, 2022

Regev’s Discovery Lecture

Aviv Regev, PhD, recipient of the 2021 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, gave her Vanderbilt Prize Discovery Lecture on April 14.

By Bill Snyder
April 13, 2022

Addiction researcher Nestler set for next Discovery Lecture

Eric Nestler, MD, PhD, renowned for his studies of the molecular basis of drug addiction and depression, will deliver the next Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 21.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 7, 2022

Vanderbilt Prize winner Regev to deliver April 14 Discovery Lecture

Aviv Regev, PhD, recipient of the 2021 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. next Thursday, April 14, in 208 Light Hall.
By Bill Snyder
March 17, 2022

Discovery Lecture featuring Sánchez Alvarado returns to in-person format

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, PhD, executive director and chief scientific officer of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Missouri, will discuss tissue regeneration at the next Discovery Lecture, in person on Thursday, March 24 in 208 Light Hall.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 10, 2022

Brain function expert Deisseroth set for March 17 Discovery Lecture

Optogenetics pioneer Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, will speak at Vanderbilt's upcoming Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 17.
By Bill Snyder
February 16, 2022

Yale surgery chair to discuss cancer’s ‘on’ switch at next Discovery Lecture

Renowned surgical oncologist and clinician scientist Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, chair of the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine, will deliver the next web-based Discovery Lecture.
By Leigh MacMillan
October 18, 2021

Berlin Institute of Health’s Eils set for next Discovery Lecture

Roland Eils, PhD, will discuss efforts to translate the deluge of genomics data generated by international initiatives into understanding disease mechanisms during the next web-based Discovery Lecture.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 29, 2021

Neurotransmitter transporters expert Amara set for Oct. 7 Discovery Lecture

Susan Amara, PhD, scientific director of the Intramural Research Program at the NIMH and an expert on the biology of neurotransmitter transporters, will deliver Vanderbilt's next Discovery Lecture via Zoom at 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 7.
By Bill Snyder
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