University Lecture Series

The University Lecture Series (ULS) brings prominent scientists and speakers to UT Southwestern Medical Center to enhance the intellectual climate of the Medical Center community.

Time: 4 p.m. Wednesdays
Location:
Fall: Zale Foundation Lecture Hall (D1.600, South Campus)
Spring: Simmons Auditorium (NB2.EEF, North Campus)

University Lecture Series Calendar
University Lecture Series Video Library

2025-2026 Schedule

Date	Guest Speaker	Lecture Title	Host(s)
Sept. 17	Jaehyuk Choi, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Dermatology, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical Center	"Nature-Inspired Design"	Carlos Arteaga, M.D. Director, Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center Associate Dean, Oncology Programs
Oct. 15	Karyn M. Frick, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Associate Department Chair Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	"Estrogens and memory: Translating basic research into therapies for menopause and Alzheimer’s disease"	Raksha Jain, M.D. Medical Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Nov. 12	CANCELED
Dec. 10	Rachel D. Green, Ph.D. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Dept. of Molecular Biology & Genetics Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	"ZAK activation at the colliding ribosome"	Yunsun Nam, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Department of Biophysics
Jan. 14	Michael P. Rout, Ph.D. Head, Laboratory of Cellular and Structural Biology Rockefeller University	TBD	Yuh Min Chook, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Pharmacology
Feb. 4	Rebecca W. Heald, Ph.D. Professor of Cell Biology, Development and Physiology UC Berkeley	TBD	Elizabeth Chen, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Molecular Biology
Feb. 18	L. Stirling Churchman, Ph.D. Professor of Genetics Harvard Medical School	TBD	Joshua Mendell, M.D., Ph.D. Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Molecular Biology Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Apr. 15	Nominata Award Winner
Apr. 22	Michael Rapé, Ph.D. Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology UC Berkeley	Department of Biochemistry Chilton Lecture TBD	Margaret Phillips, Ph.D. Professor & Chair, Department of Biochemistry
Apr. 28	Dominique Chapelle, Ph.D. Senior Researcher National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (Inria), France	TBD	Radomir Chabiniok, M.D., Ph.D. Associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
May 7	Eva Nogales, Ph.D. Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology UC Berkeley	Department of Cell Biology Billingham Lecture TBD	William Prinz, Ph.D. Professor & Chair, Department of Cell Biology
TBD		Brown-Goldstein Award Winner TBD
TBD		Ida M. Green Reception TBD

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