Discovery Lecture Series Archive — Page 2 of 20

From left, John Kuriyan, PhD, Vanderbilt Prize recipient Frances Ashcroft, PhD, Vanderbilt Prize Student Scholar Yasminye Pettway, Kathleen Gould, PhD, and Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD. (photo by Donn Jones)
March 26, 2024

Vanderbilt Prize winner’s lecture focused on the joy of discovery

During her Discovery Lecture on March 21, Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft, recipient of the 2023 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, spoke on the joy science has given her.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of a smiling woman with short brown hair and bangs, wearing a dark sweater and necklace against a pale wall.
March 4, 2024

Dame Frances Ashcroft to deliver March 21 Vanderbilt Prize Lecture

Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft, recipient of the 2023 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in 208 Light Hall.

By Bill Snyder
Black-and-white sketch portrait of a bespectacled man with short hair and a mustache.
January 29, 2024

Harvard immunologist Springer next up in Discovery Lecture Series

Harvard’s Timothy Springer, PhD, a world leader in structural biology and immunology, will deliver the next Discovery Lecture at Vanderbilt on Thursday, Feb. 8.

By Leigh MacMillan
Black-and-white halftone head-and-shoulders portrait of Dana Pe’er wearing glasses and a dark top.
September 12, 2023

Discovery lecture features computational cancer biologist Pe’er

Dana Pe’er, PhD, a pioneer in using machine learning approaches to explore cell identities and interactions, will deliver the next Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 21.

By Leigh MacMillan
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September 12, 2023

Dame Frances Ashcroft Discovery Lecture postponed

By Bill Snyder
Black-and-white stippled portrait illustration of a smiling woman with short dark hair and bangs, wearing a necklace and collared top.
September 6, 2023

Update: Dame Frances Ashcroft to deliver Sept. 14 Vanderbilt Prize Lecture

Renowned diabetes expert Professor Dame Frances Ashcroft, recipient of the 2023 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize Discovery Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, in 208 Light Hall.

By Bill Snyder