PROGRAM
 

Perutz Lectures

Marx Palast

14:00    Welcome reception

14:30    Opening remarks
                Alwin Köhler, scientific director, Max Perutz Labs

14:45    The structure of life — Max Perutz and the molecular biology revolution
                Jan Löwe, director, Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), Cambridge, UK

15:30    Max Perutz — Climbing an icy path from refugee to scientific pioneer
                Robin Perutz, professor emeritus of chemistry, University of York, UK

16:15    The invention of nature
                Andrea Wulf, historian and award-winning author, London, UK

17:00    Conclusion of lectures

 

Celebration

Marx Palast

19:00    The Perutz — 20 years of scientific discovery
                Alwin Köhler

                Fostering innovation through collaboration
                Rector Sebastian Schütze, University of Vienna
                Rector Markus Müller, Medical University of Vienna 

19:30    Panel discussion

                Navigating uncertainty — The power of asking the right questions
                Panelists: Jan Löwe, Robin Perutz, Andrea Wulf, and Helga Nowotny, former
                ERC president and professor emerita of science and technology studies, ETH
                Zurich
                Moderator: Alwin Köhler

20:15    Networking reception

22:00    Music and cocktails on the Perutz terrace

 

If you would like to register for the event, please contact communications@maxperutzlabs.ac.at