Seminar Series

The Vanderbilt Diabetes Research Center hosts a weekly seminar series featuring VDRC faculty and guest speakers, every Friday at 12 p.m. central time in 512 Light Hall on the VUMC campus.

Jan 17, 2026Sheila Collins, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Jan 24, 2026Shivani Patel, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Jan 31, 2026Young Investigator Showcase
Feb 7, 2026No seminar
Feb 14, 2026Russell L. Rothman, MD, MPP
Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Health Policy; Ingram Chair in Integrative and Population Health;
Senior Vice President, Population and Public Health; Director, Institute for Medicine and Public Health
Feb 21, 2026Jeeyeon Cha, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Feb 28, 2026Karen Jonscher, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Physiology
Mar 7, 2026Daniel J. Amante, PhD, MPH
Health Informatics and Implementation Science, Dept of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences,
UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA
Mar 14, 2026Yan Hang, PhD
Senior Research Scientist; Core Manager, Stanford Diabetes Research Center,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Mar 21, 2026TBD
Mar 28, 2026Mehboob Hussain, MD
Diabetes Researcher; Professor and Chief of Endocrinology, School of Medicine
Apr 4, 2026Sean Davies, PhD
Associate Professor, VU Department of Pharmacology
Apr 11, 2026Ray Stokes Peebles, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Apr 18, 2026Jeffrey Rathmell, PhD
Chair, Ben May Department for Cancer Research, University of Chicago
Apr 25, 2026Michael C. Riddell, PhD
Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, York University
May 2, 2026Nancy Carrasco, MD
Chair, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics;
Joe C. Davis Chair in Biomedical Science