Lecture Series

Wissler-Kumar Lectureship in Pathology

The Wissler-Kumar lectureship has been endowed by Dr. Donald King, an eminent pathologist and former Dean of the Biological Sciences Division, in honor of two past chairmen of the pathology department at University of Chicago: Dr. Robert Wissler (Chairman Emeritus, 1957-1972) and Dr. Vinay Kumar (Chairman Emeritus, 2000-2016).

Each of them is a pioneering physician scientist. Dr. Wissler was among the very first to demonstrate the role of diet and in particular cholesterol in atherogenesis, both in animal models and humans. Dr. Kumar’s early studies in the genetic regulation of retroviral leukemias led to the discovery of natural killer cells by his lab.

Dr. Kumar still serves the department as the Alice Hogge and Arthur Baer Distinguished Service Professor of Pathology.

For questions, please contact Christine Roman.

“My Journey with CRISPR: The Science and Applications of Genome Editing”

Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D.
2020 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Professor of Chemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
University of California, Berkeley

Thursday, June 8, 2023
12:00 p.m., INH Max Palevsky Cinema
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

"Human Cancer Viruses: Nature and Discovery"

Yuan Chang, MD 
American Cancer Society Research Professor
Distinguished Professor of Pathology
Chair of Cancer Virology
University of Pittsburgh

Thursday, May 26, 2022
12:00 PM, Biological Sciences Learning Center (BSLC)
BSLC Auditorium 115 | 924 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

"Analyzing immunity through random germline mutagenesis with automated meiotic mapping”

BRUCE BEUTLER, MD
Regental Professor and Director of the Center for Genetics of Host Defense at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Raymond and Ellen Willie Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research in honor of Laverne and Raymond Willie, Sr.
Recipient of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2011

Thursday, June 3, 2021
12:00pm
Zoom Conference

"Clonal Hematopoiesis - The Connection Between Myeloid Neoplasia and Atherosclerosis"

Benjamin Ebert, MD, PhD
George P. Canellos, MD and Jean Y. Canellos Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Chair of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
12:00 PM, Biological Sciences Learning Center (BSLC)
BSLC Auditorium 115 | 924 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

"The Cross Roads of Immunology and Atherosclerosis"

Göran K Hansson, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiovascular Research
Department of Medicine at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
12:00 PM, Biological Sciences Learning Center (BSLC)
BSLC Auditorium 109 | 924 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637

“Notch Signaling in Health and Disease"

Jon C. Aster, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School 

Thursday, May 23, 2024
12:00 p.m., Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637