Community Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series Willed Body Program Getting Started Donor Registration Packets Donor Family Resources Frequently Asked Questions Contact Us Giving Areas to Give Alumni Giving Ways to Give Alumni About Us Get Involved Become a Mentor Join our Chapter Board Class Notes Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series The UCI School of Medicine Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series (DDLS) brings together influential leaders from healthcare and academia to share their insights, knowledge, experience and anecdotal stories with our faculty, staff, students and community members. Home Community Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series Scientific & Community Lectures The annual DDLS program includes three events, each with unique speakers: an extraordinary person from the basic sciences, an influential leader from the clinical arena and an exemplary individual from the area of clinical trials. The event consists of a scientific presentation and a separate community event, which draws more than 200 guests. Upcoming Lectures Please check back soon to see our upcoming lectures. In the meantime, please view our past events below. Past Lectures Oct 17, 2023 Nobel Laureate Ardem Patapoutian, PhD Professor and Presidential Endowed Chair in Neurobiology; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Scripps Research Event Details Recording Photos May 10, 2023 Bohdan Pomahac, MD Chief, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Yale New Haven Health Event Details Recording Photos Mar 06, 2023 Richard J. Barohn, MD Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Hugh E. and Sarah D. Stephenson Dean, University of Missouri School of Medicine Event Details Recording Photos Oct 20, 2022 Nobel Laureate Thomas R. Cech, PhD Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder | Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Event Details Recording Photos Nov 12, 2021 Nobel Laureate Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD James B. Duke Professor of Medicine & Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry Duke University School of Medicine Event Details Recording Sep 11, 2019 Maria T. Millan, MD President and CEO California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Event Details Recording Photos