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).
Vanessa Northington Gamble, MD, PhD
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University Professor of the Medical Humanities, Professor of Medicine, Health Policy and American Studies, George Washington University
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Adjunct Professor of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
April 18, 2024 | 4:00 p.m. | Location: 208 Light Hall
Sponsored by the Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program
Frances Ashcroft, FRS, FMedSci, DBE
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Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford
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Fellow, Trinity College of Oxford
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Fellow, Royal Society of London
March 21, 2024 | 4:00 p.m. | Location: 208 Light Hall
Sponsored by the Offices of the Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer and the Dean of Basic Sciences
A recording of the lecture will be posted soon.
Timothy Springer, PhD
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Chair, Computational and Systems Biology Program Latham Family Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School
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Professor of Pediatrics, Senior Investigator, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
February 8, 2024 | 4:00 p.m. | Location: 208 Light Hall
Sponsored by the Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation