Distinguished Professors Lecture Series

The Distinguished Professors Lecture Series will take place in the Cruess Amphitheatre of the Glen site on the last Thursday of every month, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., followed by networking and light refreshments.

Date
Speaker
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Thomas Michel, MD, PhD
Professor Medicine Biochemistry, Harvard University
Topic: Novel transgenic/chemogenetic models of cardiovascular oxidative stress
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Dame Anna Dominiczak, DBE MD FRCP FAHA FRSE FMedSci
Regius Professor of Medicine - Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow
BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre
Chief Scientific Advisor (Health) for the Scottish Government
Topic: Precision Medicine and Precision Public Health
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Brenda Andrews, PhD, C.C., FRSC
Founding Director, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research
Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Canada Research Chair in Systems Genetics & Cell Biology
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Topic: Accelerating Discovery: The Catalytic Impact of Interdisciplinary Environments and Collaborations on Basic Biomedical Research
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Ziad Mallat, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge
Lucian Award laureate
Topic: Cholesterol meets inflammation: a dangerous alliance driving atherosclerosis
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Robert Gerszten, MD
Herman Dana Professor of Medicine, Harvard University
Topic: Mining the Blood for New Cardiometabolic Hormones
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Marlene Behrmann, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
Topic: Structural and functional topography of the human brain: development and potential for reorganization

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