for the study of Neurodegenerative Diseases
The Lefler Symposium
Every year, the entire Harvard neuroscience community gathers to celebrate the achievements of the Lefler Center. The annual symposium provides an overview of the work that Lefler fellows and faculty have accomplished in the previous year. The Edward R. and Anne G. Lefler Symposium is held at Harvard Medical School to showcase advances in the study of neurodegeneration and neurodevelopment, and to provide an opportunity for formal and informal discussion among faculty, fellows, and students.
The Symposium concludes with a keynote address delivered by an invited speaker. This address is a prestigious lectureship which includes a retrospective on a particular subject field. The roster of distinguished lecturers is set forth below.
Upcoming Lefler Symposium
November 20, 2019
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Senior Group Leader, Janelia Research Campus
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Previous Keynote Speakers
2018 Thomas Südhof, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
2017 Constance Cepko, PhD
Harvard Medical School
2016 Richard W. Tsien, PhD
NYU Neuroscience Institute
2015 Krishna V. Shenoy, PhD
Stanford University
2014 Ben Barres
Stanford University School of Medicine
2013 Jeremy Nathans, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2012 David Ginty, PhD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
2011 Roberto Malinow, MD, PhD
UCSD
2010 Fred H. Gage, PhD
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
2009 Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, MD, PhD
UCSD
2008 Mark F. Bear, PhD
MIT
2007 Eric Nestler, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
2006 10th Anniversary Celebration Symposium
Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, PhD
UCSF
Christopher E. Henderson, PhD
Columbia University
Susan McConnell, PhD
Stanford University
Dennis Selkoe, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Gerald Fishbach, MD
Columbia University
2005 Susan Lindquist, PhD
MIT
2004 Robert H. Brown, Jr., MD, PhD
Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital
2003 H. Robert Horvitz, PhD
MIT
2002 Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, PhD
UCSD
2001 Huda Y. Zoghbi, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
2000 Allison Doupe, MD, PhD
UCSF
1999 Kenneth H. Fishbeck, MD
National Institutes of Health
1998 Stanley J. Korsmeyer
Harvard Medical School/Dana Farber Cancer Institute