Lecture by Honorary Member, Prof. Carl-Henrik Heldin
The Japan Academy elects foreign scholars who have made a special contribution to the development of scholarship in Japan to be its Honorary Member. In commemoration of Prof. Carl-Henrik Heldin's visit to Japan, the Japan Academy will hold a lecture meeting as follows.
Pre-registration required.
100 seats, first-come-firt-served basis
*Zoom Webinar, in English with simultaneous translation
*No archived distribution is scheduled.
Date and time
- January 12, 2024, 11:00-12:00
- Zoom Webinar
Outline of the lecture
Title: Cancer research — inspiration from the Nobel Prizes
- Prof. Carl-Henrik HELDIN
- Professor in Molecular Cell Biology at Uppsala University, Former Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation, Honorary Member of the Japan Academy
- Specialty: Molecular Biology, Molecular Oncology
- Moderator: Miyazono Kohei, Member of the Japan Academy
Abstract:
During the last 122 years, almost 1000 Nobel Prizes have been awarded in physics,
chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. In addition, the Swedish
Central Bank has installed an award in economy in the honor of Alfred Nobel.
The Nobel Laureates and their great achievements are a tremendous source of inspiration, including for cancer research aiming at understanding why and how we get cancer, and how it can be treated, which is the theme of the presentation.
Prof. Carl-Henrik HELDIN