Dean’s Lecture Series

Ernst Knobil Distinguished Lecture, Ron Evans, The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences
The Dean’s Lecture Series at the McGovern Medical School was established in 1983 to promote and encourage professional development and spark collaborative interest. Sponsored by the Research Committee, each year eminent scientists across various scientific disciplines are invited to present their work. Lecture topics range from basic science research to patient care topics.
FY 2023
Columbia University
“Evidence Generation and Dealing with Misinformation: Public Health Priorities of our Time“
FY 2022
FY 2021
Johns Hopkins University
“Lessons in translation: How clinical experience guides discovery in regenerative medicine”
November 10, 2020
WebEx Recording
FY 2019
John Ioannidis, M.D., DS.c.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Michael Young, Ph.D.
The Rockefeller University
FY 2018
Hiromitsu Nakauchi, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Richard Morimoto, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
FY 2017
Michael Rosen, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Keith Klugman, MBBCH, Ph.D.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
FY 2016
Darcy Krueger, M.D., Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Richard Sidman, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
FY 2015
Darwin Prockop, M.D., Ph.D.
Texas A & M Health Science Center
Morgan Sheng, Ph.D.
The Broad Institute MIT
Michael Gazzaniga, Ph.D.
University of California, Santa Barbara
FY 2014
Dianna Milewicz, M.D., Ph.D.
McGovern Medical School
FY 2013
Joseph Takahashi, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Arnold Levine, Ph.D.
Institute for Advanced Study
FY 2012
Salih Wakil, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D.
The Rockefeller University
Herbert Fred, MD, MACP
McGovern Medical School
FY 2011
Ellen Vitetta, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern
Mortimer Mishkin, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Health
Doug Wallace, Ph.D.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
FY 2010
Mitchell Lazar, M.D., Ph.D.,
University of Pennsylvania
FY 2009
Marshall Nirenberg, Ph.D.,
National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
David Russell, Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center
FY 2008
Gerald Edelman, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard Medical School
Huda Zogbhi, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Daniel Hale, M.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
FY 2007
Carla Shatz, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Christine Seidman, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Mark Bear, Ph.D.
The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
FY 2006
Christopher Miller, Ph.D.
Brandeis University
James Rothman, Ph.D.
Yale University
FY 2005
Dame Julia Polak, M.D.
Imperial College, London
Allen Cowley, Jr., Ph.D.
Medical College of Wisconsin
C. David Allis, Ph.D.
The Rockefeller University
Randy Schekman, Ph.D.
University of California, Berkeley
FY 2004
Victor Mckusick, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University and Hospital
Eric Boerwinkle, Ph.D.
University of Texas School of Public Health
Neal Lane, Ph.D.
Rice University
FY 2003
Owen Witte, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Susan Amara, Ph.D.
National Institutes of Mental Health
Matthew Scott, Ph.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine
FY 2002
Peter Libby, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
A. James Hudspeth, M.D., Ph.D.
The Rockefeller University
FY 2001
David Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D.
New York University School of Medicine
Ron Evans, Ph.D.
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Bruce Stillman, Ph.D.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
FY 2000
Ferid Murad, M.D., Ph.D.
George Washington University
Patricia K. Donahoe, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Eric N. Olson, Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
FY 1999
Günter Blobel, M.D., Ph.D.
The Rockfeller University
Joan A. Steitz, Ph.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Michael J. Welsh, M.D.
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Alfred G. Gilman, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
FY 1998
Robert J. Lefkowitz, M.D.
Duke University Medical Center
Brigid L. M. Hogan, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Story Landis, Ph.D.
Allen Institute
Judah Folkman, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
FY 1997
Stanley G. Schultz, M.D.
McGovern Medical School
L. Maximillian Buja, M.D.
McGovern Medical School
Bert W. O’Malley, M.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
John Mendelsohn, M.D.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Kenneth K. Wu, M.D.
McGovern Medical School
Christian R. H. Raetz, M.D., Ph.D.
Duke University Medical Center
Ernst Knobil, Ph.D.
McGovern Medical School
Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D.
University of Utah
FY 1990
Samuel Kaplan, Ph.D.
McGovern Medical School
FY 1988
John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
McGovern Medical School
FY 1987
G. Barry Pierce, M.D.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
FY 1984
Jean D. Wilson, M.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas