Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched the Discovery Lecture Series featuring the world's most eminent scientists, who will speak on the highest-impact research and policy issues in science and medicine today. In light of COVID-19, the Discovery Lecture Series may be conducted via interactive webinar, or in person with associated live stream. See each event listing for details. All lectures, unless otherwise indicated, start at 4:00 p.m. Please register here in order to receive the webinar instructions (only for lectures indicated as virtual).
*This lecture has been postponed until Spring 2023.
Ruth Lehmann, PhD
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Director, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Sponsored by the Offices of the Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer and the Dean of Basic Sciences
Eric Nestler, MD, PhD
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Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience
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Director, Friedman Brain Institute
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Dean, Academic and Scientific Affairs
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
April 21, 2022 | 4:00 p.m. | Location: 208 Light Hall
Sponsored by Vanderbilt Brain Institute
Aviv Regev, PhD
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Executive Vice President, Genentech Research and Early Development
April 14, 2022 | 4:00 p.m. | Location: 208 Light Hall
Sponsored by Offices of the Executive Vice President for Research and the Dean of Basic Sciences
Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, PhD
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Executive Director and Chief Scientific Officer, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
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Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
March 24, 2022 | 4:00 p.m. | Location: 208 Light Hall
Sponsored by Vanderbilt Eye Institute Initiative in Regenerative Medicine, Center for Stem Cell Biology and Program in Developmental Biology
Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD
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D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
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Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
March 17, 2022 | 4:00 p.m. | Location: via Zoom
Sponsored by The Medical Scientist Training Program
Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, FACS
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William H. Carmalt Professor of Surgery
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Chair, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine
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Surgeon-in-Chief, Yale New Haven Hospital
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Chair, Yale Medicine Faculty Practice Plan
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Interim Director, Yale Cancer Center
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Interim Physician-in-Chief, Smilow Hospital
February 24, 2022 | 4:00 p.m. | Location: via Zoom
Sponsored by Vanderbilt Supporting Careers in Research for Interventional Physicians and Surgeons (SCRIPS)