April 3, 2025
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Main Lecture Hall, Research Tower
675 Hoes Lane West
Piscataway, NJ 08854
2025 Morris-Inouye Lecture
Keynote Speaker: Leslie B. Vosshall, PhD
Event Description
Dr. Leslie Vosshall will deliver the 2025 Morris-Inouye Lecture at 4 PM on Thursday April 3rd in the Main Lecture Hall of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway. Her lecture is titled “Mosquitoes: Flexible and Dangerous Predators of Humans”. A reception will follow.
Dr. Vosshall studies how mosquitos choose humans for their meals, and which humans they like best. Her lab has identified neurobiological bases of host odor and CO2 perception, as well as egg-laying and the action of insect repellents. Her lectures are accessible and appeal to broad audiences.
Dr. Vosshall is the Robin Chemers Neustein Professor of Neurogenetics and Behavior at The Rockefeller University, as well as Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is also a recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the 2024 Dickson Prize in Medicine.
