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The Demystifying Medicine Series, jointly sponsored by the NIH Office of Intramural Research and Clinical Center, includes presentations on pathology, diagnosis, and therapy in the context of major disease problems and current research. Primarily directed toward Ph.D. students, clinicians and program managers, this series is designed to help bridge the gap between advances in biology and their application to major human diseases. Each session includes clinical and basic science components presented by NIH staff and invitees. All students, trainees, fellows, and staff are welcome to participate.
All Demystifying Medicine lectures dating back to 2003 are archived at https://videocast-b.nih.gov/PastEvents?c=45 .
2026 Demystifying Medicine Lecture Schedule
Location: Online each week via https://videocast.nih.gov
Dates: Tuesdays from January 6 through May 19
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Coordinator: Dr. Win Arias
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit Information
| Date | Location | Title | Speakers |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Pandemics on the Horizon: Are We Ready for the Next Global Threat? | Jeffery Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D. (NIH/NIAID) Arturo Casadevall, M.D., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University) |
| January 13, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | When Immunity Fights Back: Harnessing Rejection to Defeat Cancer | Grégoire Altan-Bonnet, Ph.D. (NIH/NCI) James Yang, M.D. (NIH/NCI) |
| January 20, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | The Epidemic That Won't Quit: Unraveling the HIV Crisis | John Coffin, Ph.D. (Tufts School of Medicine) Carlos Del Rio, M.D. (Emory School of Medicine) |
| January 27, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Finding the Invisible: Frontiers in Cancer and Infectious Disease Detection | Stephen Chanock, M.D. (NIH/NCI) Pardis Sabeti, M.D., Ph.D. (Broad Institute) |
| February 3, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | (Postponed) The Sexual Biology of Chronic Disease | Janine Clayton, M.D. (NIH/ORWH) David Page, M.D. (MIT, Whitehead) |
| February 10, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Rethinking Kidney Disease: A Metabolic Perspective | Michael Caplan, M.D., Ph.D. (Yale) Marston Linehan, M.D. (NIH/NCI) |
| February 17, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Liver Double Lives: Zonal Secrets of Hepatocyte Function and Disease | Shalev Itzkovitz, Ph.D. (Weizmann Institute) Natalie Porat-Shliom, Ph.D. (NIH/NCI) |
| February 24, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Hot Zones: How Climate Change Fuels Infectious Disease | Rita Colwell, Ph.D. (former NSF Director) Tovi Lehmann, Ph.D. (NIH/NIAID) |
| March 3, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | On the Origin of Life and of Circadian Rhythms | Samer Hattar, Ph.D. (NIH/NIMH) Matthew Powner, Ph.D. (University College London) |
| March 10, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Designing and Implementing Bioengineering Solutions for Medical Deserts | Vincent Ho, M.D. (USUHS) Manu Platt, Ph.D. (NIH/NIBIB) |
| March 17, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | GLP-1: From Lab Discovery to Blockbuster Therapy | Svetlana Mojsov, Ph.D. (Rockefeller) Yaron Rotman, M.D. (NIH/NIDDK) |
| March 31, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Cracking the Code of Blood Disorders | Emma Groarke, M.D. (NIH/NHLBI) Dan Larson, Ph.D. (NIH/NCI) |
| April 7, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | The Immune Identity Crisis: How the Body Knows Itself | Mark Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. (UCSF) Michail Lionakis, M.D., Sc.D. (NIH/NIAID) |
| April 14, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Can We Hear Again? Genomic Medicine and the Future of Hearing | Wade Chien, M.D. (NIH/NIDCD) Uri Manor, Ph.D. (UCSD) |
| April 21, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Chronic Graft-vs-Host: The Battle Within | Steven Pavletic, M.D., Ph.D. (NIH/NCI) Bruce Blazar M.D. (U Minnesota) |
| April 28, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Psychedelics and the Brain: Risk, Reward, and the New Frontier of Mental Health | Joshua Siegel, M.D., Ph.D. (NYU Langone) Nora Volkov, M.D. (NIDA Director) |
| May 5, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | From Genome to Bedside: The Genetics Revolution in Medicine | Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D. (NIH/NHGRI) Robert Nussbaum, M.D. (UCSF) |
| May 12, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | Taming of the Gut: New Frontiers in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Ivan Fuss, M.D. (NIH/NIAID) Ahmet Ozen, M.D. (Marmara University School Medicine) |
| May 19, 2026(rescheduled from March 24) | NIH VideoCast | Womb Wars: How Maternal-Fetal Conflicts Shape Development | Nihal Altan-Bonnet, Ph.D. (NIH/NHLBI) Petra Arck, M.D. (U. Hamburg-Eppendorf) |
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Additional Information
Sign language interpreting services are available upon request. Individuals who need interpreting services or other reasonable accommodation to participate in this event should contact the WALS Office at WALSoffice@od.nih.gov or 301-594-6747.
Previous presentations may be found by searching "Demystifying Medicine" in the NIH VideoCast website: Past Presentations .
For additional quesitons or concerns, please contact the Demystifying Medicine team at demystifyingmed@nih.gov .