Discovery Lecture Series

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
July 29, 2021

Vanderbilt Prize winner Doudna advocates caution in human germline editing

It is now possible to “edit” the human germline — the genetic cargo carried in sperm and eggs and which is passed to the next generation — in a way that snips out the mutations which cause inherited disease.

By Bill Snyder
July 7, 2021

Nobel laureate Doudna set for next Discovery Lecture

Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, PhD, winner of the 2020 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver the next web-based Discovery Lecture on Thursday, July 22.

By Bill Snyder
April 7, 2021

Health care quality expert Berwick set for Discovery Lecture

Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, one of the nation’s leading authorities on health care quality and improvement, will deliver the next web-based Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 15, at 4 p.m. via Zoom.

By Bill Snyder
March 29, 2021

NYU’s Tsien to discuss brain plasticity at next Discovery Lecture

Richard Tsien, PhD, director of the Neuroscience Institute at NYU Langone Medical Center, will deliver the next web-based Discovery Lecture.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 11, 2021

Discovery Lecture to feature geriatric medicine expert Cassel

Christine Cassel, MD, a leading expert in geriatric medicine, medical ethics and the quality of care, will deliver the next web-based Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 25, at 4 p.m. via Zoom.
By Bill Snyder
March 4, 2021

Biostatistician DeMets set for next Discovery Lecture

David DeMets, PhD, known for his work on statistical methods to monitor interim clinical trial data for early evidence of benefit or harm, will deliver the next web-based Discovery Lecture.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 25, 2021

Case Western’s Jain to discuss age-related disorders at next Discovery Lecture

Mukesh Jain, MD, vice dean for Academic Affairs and Medical Sciences and professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, will discuss the discovery of aging-related disease genes and pathways during the next web-based Discovery Lecture.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 11, 2021

Gastroenterologist Merchant set for Discovery Lecture

Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, a nationally known gastroenterologist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, will discuss cellular changes that occur prior to gastric cancer during the next web-based Discovery Lecture.
By Bill Snyder
December 22, 2020

UT Southwestern’s Rosen up next in Discovery Lecture Series

Michael Rosen, PhD, professor and chair of Biophysics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, will discuss mysterious cellular compartments known as “biomolecular condensates” during the next web-based Discovery Lecture.
By Leigh MacMillan
November 5, 2020

NIH imaging expert Tromberg set for Discovery Lecture

How the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) initiative is accelerating development of COVID-19 testing will be the topic of this fall’s second web-based Discovery Lecture.
By Bill Snyder
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