NOBEL PRIZE WINNER TO SPEAK AT UNCG MARCH 19
Dr. George Smith explains why we shouldn’t pay monopoly prices for potent medicines
GREENSBORO, NC -Nobel Prize winner Dr. George Smith is coming to UNC Greensboro on March 19 as part of the Syngenta Symposium. Dr. Smith won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018 for his studies on phage display, which enables scientists to see surface proteins on a virus. The technology allows for the creation of human antibodies specific to any chosen antigen, even those that evade our natural immune systems. Some of our most important and potent medicines are created in this way, but are cost-prohibitive for many of those who need them.
The event, sponsored by Syngenta and the UNCG departments of biology, and chemistry and biochemistry, is free and open to the public, with light refreshments following.
WHO: Dr. George Smith, 2018 winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
WHAT: Dr. Smith gives his talk, “Phage Antibodies: Potent Medicines We Shouldn’t Have to Pay Monopoly Prices For,” as part of the Syngenta Symposium hosted by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the Department of Biology.
WHEN: March 19, 2025?, 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Room 101 Sullivan Building, 301 McIver Street. Free parking will be available in the McIver Deck.
Courtesy of Brian Clarey