Discovery Lecture Series

January 22, 2020

VUMC’s Capra, Bastarache set for Jan. 30 Cutting-Edge Discovery Lecture

The intersection of genetics and electronic health records will be discussed by two Vanderbilt University researchers during a Cutting-Edge Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 30. The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in 208 Light Hall.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 14, 2019

VUMC researchers set for Cutting-Edge Discovery Lecture

Antiviral immunity, obesity and pulmonary fibrosis will be discussed by three Vanderbilt University researchers during a Cutting-Edge Discovery Lecture on Nov. 21. The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in 208 Light Hall.

By Leigh MacMillan
November 6, 2019

HIV/AIDS expert Nabel set for next Discovery Lecture

Gary Nabel, MD, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Sanofi, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 14.

By Leigh MacMillan
Vanderbilt’s Colin Walsh, MD, MA, left, Bennett Landman, PhD, and Bradley Malin, PhD, discussed how artificial intelligence is transforming patient care during their recent Cutting Edge Discovery Lecture.
October 31, 2019

Cutting edge trio

Vanderbilt’s Colin Walsh, MD, MA, left, Bennett Landman, PhD, and Bradley Malin, PhD, recently discussed how artificial intelligence is transforming patient care during their Cutting Edge Discovery Lecture.

By VUMC News and Communications
Christine Grady, MSN, PhD, discussed her bioethics research at last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture.
October 24, 2019

NIH’s Grady reviews complexity, impact of bioethics research

Bioethics research is “one of the most theoretically complex forms of research,” Christine Grady, MSN, PhD, said at last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 17, 2019

Cutting-Edge Discovery Lecture to focus on artificial intelligence

By Bill Snyder
October 10, 2019

Nobel laureate Südhof reviews his landmark signaling research

The human brain consists of perhaps as many as 1,000 trillion synapses, which transmit signals from one nerve cell to another with amazing speed, precision and plasticity.
By Bill Snyder
October 10, 2019

NIH bioethics expert Grady set for next Discovery Lecture

Nurse-bioethicist Christine Grady, MSN, PhD, chief of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 17.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 24, 2019

Nobel laureate Südhof set for Oct. 3 Discovery Lecture

Nobel laureate Thomas Südhof, MD, whose studies of synaptic formation and transmission are advancing understanding of brain disorders including autism, Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 3.
By Bill Snyder
September 12, 2019

Metabolism expert Lazar set for next Discovery Lecture

Endocrinologist Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, known for his work on the genetic regulation of metabolism, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Sept. 19.
By Leigh MacMillan
September 4, 2019

Vanderbilt Prize winner Seidman to speak Sept. 12

Christine Seidman, MD, recipient of the 2019 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, in 208 Light Hall.
By Bill Snyder
April 25, 2019

Salk Institute’s Hunter set for May 2 Discovery Lecture

Tony Hunter, PhD, an internationally recognized leader in the study of cell growth control, will deliver the final spring Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, May 2.
By Leigh MacMillan
April 11, 2019

Biostatistics expert Zeger set for next Discovery Lecture

Scott Zeger, PhD, professor of Biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore and a leading expert on the application of biostatistics to improve health around the world, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 18.
By Bill Snyder
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