Apex Lecture

Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan delivered a captivating talk as part of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture Series. His presentation was based on his best-selling book, Why We Die, which explores the biological mechanisms behind aging and death and humanity's efforts to prolong life. Read More

Dr. Jumper’s work with AlphaFold2 represents an unprecedented step in the integration of artificial intelligence and the natural sciences. John and his colleagues have given us inspiring evidence of its limitless potential for advancing scientific discovery. Read More

Stachowiak is recognized for a paradigm-shifting discovery in the field of membrane biophysics, demonstrating that proteins can induce membrane curvature solely through a surface-crowding mechanism. Her lab investigates the biophysical mechanisms that underlie the function of lipid membranes in cells and explores the opportunity of creating bio-inspired materials and systems that borrow these mechanisms. Read More

Machine learning and OpenFold authority Mohammed AlQuraishi to present the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Apex Lecture on January 29. Read More

Anti-aging researcher and National Academy of Sciences member Monica Driscoll (Rutgers University) to deliver the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Apex Lecture. Read More

The Aug. 30 School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture featured visionary biophysicist John Jumper (BS’07). His talk described AlphaFold, the revolutionary protein structure-predicting program, that he co-developed. Read More