Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Kontinkangas Campus Event
Great science and get-together-event for us all!
Event information
Time
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Venue location
Lecture Hall F202, Aapistie 5A, Kontinkangas Campus
Location
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024: Kontinkangas Campus Event
- Where: Lecture Hall F202, Aapistie 5A, Kontinkangas Campus
- When: Oct 7, 11:45 – 13:00
- To whom: University and Hospital personnel, researchers, students
We start with a lecture given byprof. Timo Hautalapresenting the last year´s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman "for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19".
Thereafter we connect to Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, to follow as a live webcast the official announcement of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and a presentation of the topic by Members of the Nobel Committee.
Can you guess who wins the Nobel Prize? You can participate in The Nobel Laureate Guessing Game (closed on Oct 7 at 10:00) here: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/19FFBC5A80AD92CD
The official website of the Nobel Prize: https://www.nobelprize.org/
Programme
11:45 Welcome Coffee
12:00 Opening words by Prof. Johannes Kettunen
Introductory lecture of the Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2023 by Prof. Timo Hautala
~ 12:30 Live webcast of the Prize 2024 Announcement in Stockholm, Sweden
~ 13:00 Guessing game awards and closing