Discovery Lecture Series

April 6, 2017

Vanderbilt Prize winner Fuchs explores skin’s many wonders

Skin is a marvelous organ that protects the body, senses the external world and even expresses emotion. In the hands of Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., recipient of the 2016 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science, skin also lies squarely in the intersection of normal growth, wound repair and cancer.

By Bill Snyder
March 30, 2017

Molecular motors expert Spudich set for next Discovery Lecture

James Spudich, Ph.D., renowned for his studies of proteins that function as molecular motors, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, April 6.

By Leigh MacMillan
March 23, 2017

Vanderbilt Prize winner Fuchs set for next Discovery Lecture

Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., recipient of the 2016 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science and a pioneer in the field of reverse genetics, will deliver her Vanderbilt Prize lecture as part of the Flexner Discovery Lecture series on Thursday, March 30.

By Bill Snyder
March 16, 2017

Discussing retroviruses

By VUMC News and Communications
March 16, 2017

Varki set for Discovery Lecture

Ajit Varki, M.D., a pioneer in the field of molecular glycobiology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 23.

By Bill Snyder
March 9, 2017

Pettigrew lecture

Roderic Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D., right, director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health, poses for a photo with Vanderbilt’s John Gore, Ph.D., left, and André Churchwell, M.D., following his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 2, 2017

Retroviruses expert Bieniasz set for next Discovery Lecture

Paul Bieniasz, Ph.D., a pioneer in the study of retroviruses, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 9.
By Leigh MacMillan
March 2, 2017

From Barcelona to VUMC

Josep Dalmau, M.D., Ph.D., renowned for his studies of immune disorders affecting the brain and spinal cord, discussed his research at a recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.
By VUMC News and Communications
February 23, 2017

Pettigrew set for next Discovery Lecture

Roderic Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D., director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) of the National Institutes of Health, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 2.
By Bill Snyder
February 16, 2017

Neurologist Dalmau set for next Discovery Lecture

Josep Dalmau, M.D., Ph.D., renowned for his studies of immune disorders affecting the brain and spinal cord, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 23.
By Leigh MacMillan
November 17, 2016

Fässler’s Discovery Lecture

Reinhard Fässler, M.D., discussed his research into cell adhesion during his recent Flexner Discovery Lecture. Fässler is the director of the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Max Planck Institute in Martinsried, Germany.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 10, 2016

Cutting-edge research

Lawrence Marnett, Ph.D., second from right, talks with three Vanderbilt scientists prior to their presentations during last week’s Flexner Discovery Lecture on cutting-edge research. The speakers were, from left, Mark Wallace, Ph.D., Laura Dugan, M.D., and Sachin Patel, M.D., Ph.D.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 3, 2016

Max Planck Institute’s Fässler set for next Discovery Lecture

Reinhard Fässler, M.D., director of the Department of Molecular Medicine at the Max Planck Institute in Martinsried, Germany, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Nov. 10.
By Leigh MacMillan
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