This annual lectureship honors J. Gershon Spector, MD, who served the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery from 1971 to 2015.
2026 Spector Lectureship
Please join us for a full day of events at our 2026 annual J. Gershon Spector Lecture in the Biology of Cancer. Dr. Joseph Curry, Professor, Division Chief, and Vice Chair for Research at Thomas Jefferson University, will be our guest speaker.
Date: April 15, 2026, 7:00 a.m. CST
Location: Ogura Lecture Hall, 8th Floor, MidCampus Center
Title: TBA
A virtual option will be available. To receive the Zoom link, please contact Brian Faddis.
2026 Spector Research Symposium
Enjoy a variety of presentations that highlight the spectrum of head and neck cancer research conducted here at Washington University School of Medicine.
Date: April 15, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Ogura Lecture Hall, 8th Floor Mid Campus Center
A virtual option will be available. To receive the Zoom link, please contact Brian Faddis.
2026 Washington University Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Symposium
Cancer patients and their families and caregivers are invited to join us for this special presentation by Dr. Ha, followed by a reception and refreshments.
Date: April 15, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: TBA
Title: TBA
Reception to follow
J. Gershon Spector Lecture in the Biology of Cancer
The purpose of this lectureship is to invite nationally and internationally known investigators to serve as lecturers at Washington University. The lecturer should be an accomplished fundamental biologist studying the mechanisms and biology of cancer. Areas of highest interest include molecular mechanisms, biophysics and bioengineering, including nanotechnology. The lectureship should be coordinated with the academic programs of the Siteman Cancer Center in the Department of Otolaryngology.
Spector Lecturers (Established 2017)
- 2025 – Patrick Ha, MD
- 2024 – Mark A. Varvares, MD
- 2023 – Richard J. Wong, MD
- 2022 – David Hayes, MD
- 2021 – Eben Rosenthal, MD
- 2019 – Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD
- 2018 – James W. Rocco, MD, PhD
- 2017 – John Sunwoo, MD, PhD