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
University Lecture Series Calendar
University Lecture Series Video Library
2026-2027 Schedule
| Date | Location | Guest Speaker | Lecture Title | Host(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 23 | NG3.112 | Victor Lopez, Ph.D. Postdoctoral scientist HHMI Hannah H. Gray Fellow Brown-Goldstein Award Recipient Tagliabracci Lab Department of Molecular Biology |
"Mechanism of Polyisoprenyl Salvage in Metazoans" | Andrew Zinn, M.D., Ph.D. Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Professor, Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development |
| Sept. 30 | D1.600 | Joseph Takahashi, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Neuroscience Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute |
"The Surprising Role of the Circadian Clock in Extending Healthspan and Lifespan" | Steven McKnight, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biochemistry |
| Oct. 27 | D1.600 | Bonnie Bassler, Ph.D. HHMI Investigator Andrew K. Golden University Professor Princeton University |
"Cross-Domain Quorum Sensing Controls Host-Phage Interactions" | Kim Orth, Ph.D. HHMI Investigator Professor, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry |
| Dec. 2 | D1.600 | Tom Rapoport, Ph.D. HHMI Investigator Professor of Cell Biology Harvard Medical School |
"How Proteins Cross Membranes" | Vincent Tagliabracci Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Biology |
| Jan. 13 | NB2.EEF | Jim Rothman, Ph.D. | Xiaochun Li, Ph.D. | |
| Feb. 10 | NB2.EEF | Erika Pearce, Ph.D. | ||
| Feb. 17 | NB2.EEF | Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D. | ||
| Feb. 24 | NB2.EEF | Roeland Nusse | ||
| Mar. 31 | NB2.EEF | Kevan Shokat | ||
| Apr. 7 | NB2.EEF | Paula Johnson | ||
| Apr. 14 | NG3.112 | Nominata Award Winner | ||
| Apr. 28 | NB2.EEF | Neal Silverman | Julie Pfeiffer Don Gammon |
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