Previous Speakers
2006 Speakers
Sydney Brenner, D.Phil.,
"The Next 100 Years of Biology"
Nancy Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D.,
"The Creative Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius"
Harry Dietz, M.D.,
"Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders: From Molecules to Medicines"
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D.,
"Wiring Nerves, Wiring Vessels: Common Mechanisms of Axon Guidance, Regeneration, and Vascular Patterning"
Marc Kirschner, Ph.D.,
"Protein Degradation and the Timing of Events in the Cell Cycle"
Kathleen Gould, Ph.D.,
"Regulating the end of the cell cycle: splitting up is hard to do"
"The Next 100 Years of Biology"
Nancy Andreasen, M.D., Ph.D.,
"The Creative Brain: The Neuroscience of Genius"
Harry Dietz, M.D.,
"Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders: From Molecules to Medicines"
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D.,
"Wiring Nerves, Wiring Vessels: Common Mechanisms of Axon Guidance, Regeneration, and Vascular Patterning"
Marc Kirschner, Ph.D.,
"Protein Degradation and the Timing of Events in the Cell Cycle"
Kathleen Gould, Ph.D.,
"Regulating the end of the cell cycle: splitting up is hard to do"
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A Conversation with
Sydney Brenner, D.Phil. Distinguished Research Professor, The Salk Institute; 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; National Academy of Sciences member (Capstone Lecture of the Max Delbruck Centenary Celebration) |
C. elegans & the Nobel Prize The Cultural Evolution of Humainty The Power of Learning The Game of Science Opportunities on the Fringes Making Inroads
The Next 100 Years of Biology
September 14, 2006
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Biography
Sydney Brenner is one of the leading pioneers in genetics and molecular biology. Among his many notable discoveries, Brenner established the existence of messenger RNA and
demonstrated how the order of amino acids in proteins is determined. He also conducted pioneering work with the roundworm, a model organism now widely used to study genetics. His research with C. elegans provided insights into aging, nerve cell function, and apoptosis. Brenner founded the Molecular Sciences Institute at Berkeley and La Jolla, and he has been a Distinguished Research Professor of The Salk Institute since 2000. In 2002, he shared with H. Robert Horvitz and John E. Sulston the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death. Brenner is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences. He received the Albert Lasker Medical Research Award in 1971 and the Albert Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science in 2000. His recent work involves studying vertebrate gene and genome evolution.
Dr. Brenner’s lecture will inaugurate the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Discovery Lecture Series. The Discovery Lecture Series will bring the nation’s most eminent scientists to campus to speak on significant research and policy issues in science and medicine today, as well as featuring talks by Vanderbilt faculty.
Dr. Brenner’s lecture will inaugurate the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Discovery Lecture Series. The Discovery Lecture Series will bring the nation’s most eminent scientists to campus to speak on significant research and policy issues in science and medicine today, as well as featuring talks by Vanderbilt faculty.