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Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2023: A New Way of Looking at Vaccines

Hanna Kurlanda-Witek

Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2023: A New Way of Looking at Vaccines

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 is awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman who laid the basis for inventing mRNA vaccines. Their research made it possible to develop COVID-19-vaccines quickly.

Medicine of the 21st Century: Tailoring Treatment to Each Patient

Meeri Kim

Medicine of the 21st Century: Tailoring Treatment to Each Patient

With the advent of precision treatments and genome editing, we are on the brink of another revolution in medicine. Two Nobel Laureates in Chemistry, Aaron Ciechanover and Ben L. Feringa, discussed the next wave of technologies for treating patients during their Agora Talk.

Science is Everywhere! #LINO70 Panel Discussion About Pandemics

Hanna Kurlanda-Witek

Science is Everywhere! #LINO70 Panel Discussion About Pandemics

The 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting got off to a great start with the “Corona and Emerging Pandemics” panel discussion.

Women in Research: Alice Fletcher-Etherington From the United Kingdom

Ulrike Böhm

Women in Research: Alice Fletcher-Etherington From the United Kingdom

Alice is interested in how viruses interact with host cell intrinsic immune responses.

Future-Proofing the Global Economy After COVID-19

Ben Skuse

Future-Proofing the Global Economy After COVID-19

A key takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic has been the need to build resilience into the global economy. Two Online Science Days 2020 sessions on Monday 29 June illuminated potential solutions.

COVID-19: The Role of Science in a Crisis

Meeri Kim

COVID-19: The Role of Science in a Crisis

Never before has immunology been such a hot topic. With the coronavirus pandemic still taking its toll, the Online Science Days 2020 addressed this pressing topic with a session involving three renowned experts on immunology.

An Immunity Boost: Conversation With Three Nobel Laureates

Andrei Mihai

An Immunity Boost: Conversation With Three Nobel Laureates

Never before has immunology been such a hot topic. With the coronavirus pandemic still taking its toll, the Online Science Days 2020 addressed this pressing topic with a session involving three renowned experts on immunology.

The First 24 Hours: Let the Online Science Days 2020 Begin

Fabiola Gerpott

The First 24 Hours: Let the Online Science Days 2020 Begin

Fabiola Gerpott describes her second Lindau experience which takes place online.

Sciathon Winner in “Capitalism after Corona”: Samar Abdelmageed

Ben Skuse

Sciathon Winner in “Capitalism after Corona”: Samar Abdelmageed

Winning Sciathon project team leader Samar Abdelmageed talks about the inspiration behind her project and what it was like to work remotely with bright minds from across the globe in an intense 48 hours.

Global Solutions to Global Problems

Ben Skuse

Global Solutions to Global Problems

Can science live up to its principles of having no boundaries or biases? And is our current level of international cooperation sufficient to deal with global crises? This was the focus of the Debate ‘International Scientific Collaboration’, the first debate at Online Science Days 2020 on Sunday 28 June.

Opinion: Does the Pandemic Make Education and Science More Inclusive?

Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik

Opinion: Does the Pandemic Make Education and Science More Inclusive?

Joanna Kacperczyk-Bartnik, Lindau Alumna 2018, shares her thoughts on the impact of the pandemic.

Population-Based View of COVID-19

Meeri Kim

Population-Based View of COVID-19

How to understand all the facts and figures we read about COVID-19?