Lorna Casselton Memorial Lectures
About this event
Engage with leading scientists at the Lorna Casselton Memorial Lectures.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Learn from Nobel Laureate Victor Ambros on worm genetics
• Discover fungi's role in planetary crises with Dr Andrea Hinwood
• Explore AI's impact on human cooperation with Professor Matthew Botvinick
Event Highlights
- •Annual lectures featuring Nobel Laureates
- •Focus on groundbreaking research in biology
- •Celebrates the legacy of Professor Lorna Casselton
Speakers
Professor Victor Ambros
Nobel Laureate
Professor Gary Ruvkun
Nobel Laureate
Dr Andrea Hinwood
Chief Scientist, United Nations Environment Programme
Professor Matthew Botvinick
Director of Neuroscience Research, DeepMind
Professor Jeff Dahn
Dalhousie University, former Head of Tesla Advanced Battery Research
Professor George Church
Harvard University, co-initiator of the Human Genome Project
Professor Ingrid Daubechies
Duke University, first woman President of the International Mathematical Union
Dr Bryan Wells
NATO Chief Scientist
Professor Pavel Kabat
Chief Scientist and Research Director of the World Meteorological Organization
Professor Fei-Fei Li
Google Chief Scientist of AI
Dr Ellen Stofan
former NASA Chief Scientist
Professor Ada Yonath
Weizmann Institute of Science, Nobel Laureate
Professor Sir Paul Nurse
President of the Royal Society, Nobel Laureate
Programme
How Experimental Worm Genetics and Genomics Revealed an Ancient World of Tiny RNAs
The Role of Fungi in Solving Planetary Crises
AI and the Challenge of Human Cooperation
Modern Lithium-Ion Batteries: More than a Million Miles and Possibly a Century of Life
New Technologies to Enhance Endangered Species and Ecosystems via Diverse/Extinct DNA
Mathematics and Art Conservation
Science in Peacekeeping and Security
Climate, Extreme Weather and Adaptation: Do We Know Enough to Act and to Invest?
Artificial Intelligence: A Deeply Human Pursuit
The International Search for Life Beyond Earth - From Mars to Extrasolar Planets
Global Challenges in Modern Medicine and in Revealing the Origin of Life
Science as Revolution
Organized by: St Cross College
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