Coleman R. Seskind, MD, Lecture with Jack Szostak

4:00–5:00 pm BSLC Rm 115, online

The Coleman R. Seskind, MD Lecture in the Biological Sciences is a new annual lecture featuring a visiting lecturer working in the field of any area of the BSD who is a Nobel Laureate, Lasker Award winner, or other prominent figure who will engage with our faculty and students.

The inaugural lecture will be delivered by:

Jack W. Szostak, PhD

University Professor in the Department of Chemistry and the College, The University of Chicago 2009 Nobel Prize Winner for Physiology or Medicine

Why Did Biology Begin with RNA and Not Something Else?

  • An informal reception will immediately follow the lecture.
  • All members of the campus community are welcome to attend either in-person or virtually.

Biological Sciences Learning Center, Room 115

Contact: Ashley Samz, (773) 702-2721

Register to attend virtually on Zoom

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Origins of Life>

Oct 6