Previous Speakers
2013 Speakers
Brenda A. Schulman, Ph.D.,
"Twists and Turns in Ubiquitin Conjugation Cascade"
Andrew Z. Fire, Ph.D.,
"Biological responses to foreign information"
C. Ronald Kahn, M.D.,
"Insulin, Diabetes, and the Control of Brain Metabolism"
Scott Hultgren, Ph.D.,
"Molecular Blueprint of Uropathogenic E. coli Pathogenesis and Targeted Therapies"
Jonathan G. Seidman, Ph.D.,
"Next generation sequencing has revolutionized cardiovascular genetics"
Jeffrey A. Whitsett, M.D.,
"Transcriptional networks regulating lung formation and alveolar homeostasis: Lessons from newborn infants"
Professor Sir Rory Collins,
"Size matters: The Need for Large-scale Population Studies"
Lee Hartwell, Ph.D.,
"The emerging world of biomarkers"
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D.,
"Breakthroughs in Imaging Using Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins"
Michael S. Brown, M.D.,
"Scap: Anatomy of a Membrane Sterol Sensor"
Vanderbilt Prize Winner - Joan Steitz, Ph.D.,
"Noncoding RNAs: with a viral twist."
"Twists and Turns in Ubiquitin Conjugation Cascade"
Andrew Z. Fire, Ph.D.,
"Biological responses to foreign information"
C. Ronald Kahn, M.D.,
"Insulin, Diabetes, and the Control of Brain Metabolism"
Scott Hultgren, Ph.D.,
"Molecular Blueprint of Uropathogenic E. coli Pathogenesis and Targeted Therapies"
Jonathan G. Seidman, Ph.D.,
"Next generation sequencing has revolutionized cardiovascular genetics"
Jeffrey A. Whitsett, M.D.,
"Transcriptional networks regulating lung formation and alveolar homeostasis: Lessons from newborn infants"
Professor Sir Rory Collins,
"Size matters: The Need for Large-scale Population Studies"
Lee Hartwell, Ph.D.,
"The emerging world of biomarkers"
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, Ph.D.,
"Breakthroughs in Imaging Using Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins"
Michael S. Brown, M.D.,
"Scap: Anatomy of a Membrane Sterol Sensor"
Vanderbilt Prize Winner - Joan Steitz, Ph.D.,
"Noncoding RNAs: with a viral twist."
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched the Flexner 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.
Speakers Featured Monthly
208 Light Hall, 4pm Central (unless otherwise indicated)
Speakers Featured Monthly
208 Light Hall, 4pm Central (unless otherwise indicated)
Featured Speaker
James E. K. Hildreth, M.D., Ph.D.
May 23, 2013
Lecture: "HIV-1: Limited Genome, Unlimited Biological Complexity – Mechanisms and Implications"
Sponsor: Department of Pharmacology
Dr. Dolores C. Shockley Lecture and Partnership Award
- Dean of College of Biological Sciences
- Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Internal Medicine University of California at Davis
- Member, Institute of Medicine
May 23, 2013
Lecture: "HIV-1: Limited Genome, Unlimited Biological Complexity – Mechanisms and Implications"
Sponsor: Department of Pharmacology
Dr. Dolores C. Shockley Lecture and Partnership Award
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New speakers will be announced soon