72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting > Programme

Find the programme in timetable format here.

Sunday, 25 June 2023

13:30 - 15:30 Opening Ceremony Opening Ceremony
15:30 - 16:45 Social Event Reception
Hosted by the Republic of Austria
16:45 - 17:45 Discussion Diversity and Merits in Science
Martin Chalfie, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Rasha Shraim, Marwa Shumo, Harold E. Varmus; Moderator: Nkechi Madubuko
17:45 - 18:15 Lecture Innovation by Evolution: Bringing New Chemistry to Life
Frances H. Arnold; Introduction: Stefan Kaufmann
18:15 - 18:45 Lecture Molecular Click Adventures: A Leap from the Shoulders of Giants
Morten Meldal; Introduction: Klas Kärre
18:45 - 22:00 Social Event Dinner for Young Scientists

Monday, 26 June 2023

07:00 - 08:30 Partner Event Genetic Analyses for Prediction and Prevention of Diseases, a Promising and Challenging Medical Tool
Partner Event hosted by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research; Harold E. Varmus
07:00 - 08:30 Partner Event Indonesia in Overcoming COVID-19 Pandemic and Domestic Vaccine
Partner Event hosted by the Republic of Indonesia
07:00 - 08:00 Workout Morning Workout
09:00 - 09:30 Lecture Navigation System of the Brain
John O'Keefe; Introduction: Rainer Blatt
09:30 - 10:00 Lecture Defective Hoxb8 Microglia are Causative for both Chronic Anxiety and OCSD-like Behavior in Mice
Mario R. Capecchi; Introduction: Klas Kärre
10:00 - 10:30 Lecture A Research Journey Towards the CRISPR-Cas Genome Engineering Technology
Emmanuelle Charpentier; Introduction: Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
10:30 - 11:00 Break Break
11:00 - 11:45 Agora Talk Mentoring and Role Models
Aaron Ciechanover, Tim Hunt; Moderator: Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
11:00 - 11:45 Agora Talk Ten Axioms for a Life in Science
Harold E. Varmus; Moderator: Adam Smith
11:45 - 12:15 Break Break
12:15 - 13:00 Agora Talk Acquired Immunity and Immunological Memory
Rolf M. Zinkernagel; Moderator: Klas Kärre
12:15 - 13:00 Agora Talk Citrin Deficiency: A Defect in the Urea Cycle
Sir John E. Walker; Moderator: Wolfgang Lubitz
13:00 - 15:00 Break Lunch Break
15:00 - 16:30 Next Gen Science Immunology
Presentations by Young Scientists
17:00 - 18:30 Science Walk Science Walks
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Mario R. Capecchi
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Emmanuelle Charpentier
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Aaron Ciechanover
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Lessons From the Discovery of the Ubiquitin System
Avram Hershko
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Tim Hunt
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange John O'Keefe
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Harold E. Varmus
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Sir John E. Walker
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Rolf M. Zinkernagel
19:00 - 23:30 Social Event International Get-Together
Hosted by the Republic of Indonesia

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

07:00 - 08:30 Partner Event Adding Life to Our Years: Healthy Aging, Longevity, and the Potential for Nutrition Science
Partner Event hosted by Mars, Incorporated; Michael W. Young
07:00 - 08:30 Partner Event Excellence in Science for Society: Harnessing Innovative Science, Medicine, Engineering and Ingenuity to Improve People’s Lives
Partner Event hosted by Rolex SA; Randy W. Schekman
07:00 - 08:00 Workout Morning Workout
09:00 - 09:30 Lecture Animal Beauty: Function and Evolution of Biological Aesthetics
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard; Introduction: Stefan Kaufmann
09:30 - 10:00 Lecture Molecular-Scale Resolution and Dynamics in Fluorescence Microscopy
Stefan W. Hell; Introduction: Heiner Linke
10:00 - 10:45 Agora Talk Impact of Biological Intelligence (BI), Human Intelligence (HI) & Machine Intelligence (AI) On Innovation in Science & Technology
Michael Levitt; Moderator: Stefan Kaufmann
10:45 - 11:10 Break Break
11:10 - 11:55 Agora Talk Why Europe Should Embrace GMOs
Sir Richard J. Roberts; Moderator: Adam Smith
11:55 - 12:15 Break Break
12:15 - 13:00 Agora Talk The Future of Structural Biology
Johann Deisenhofer, Joachim Frank, Hartmut Michel, Kurt Wüthrich; Moderator: Wolfgang Lubitz
12:15 - 13:00 Agora Talk Responsible Scientist (online)
Jacques Dubochet; Moderator: Heiner Linke
13:00 - 15:00 Break Lunch Break
13:00 - 15:00 Break Laureate Lunches
15:00 - 16:30 Panel Discussion Artificial Intelligence and Medicine
Aaron Ciechanover, Ang Cui, Avram Hershko, Michael Levitt, Shwetak Patel, Aderonke Sakpere; Moderator: Bart de Witte
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Johann Deisenhofer
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Stefan W. Hell
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange The Foundation of Spin-off Companies in the Pharmaceutical Business Area: My Experience With Proteros, Suppremol, and QLi5
Robert Huber
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Michael Levitt
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Morten Meldal
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Hartmut Michel
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Sir Richard J. Roberts
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Kurt Wüthrich
19:00 - 22:00 Social Event Academic Partner Dinners
Hosted by Academic Partners
19:00 - 22:00 Social Event Grill & Chill
Hosted by the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings and supported by the City of Lindau

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

07:00 - 08:30 Partner Event CRISPR-Cas9: From Lab to Therapeutic Tool
Partner Event hosted by vfa, Verband forschender Pharma-Unternehmen; Emmanuelle Charpentier
07:00 - 08:00 Workout Morning Workout
09:00 - 10:30 Next Gen Science Microbiology in Health and Disease
Presentations by Young Scientists
09:00 - 10:30 Next Gen Science Genetics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Presentations by Young Scientists
10:30 - 11:00 Break Break
11:00 - 11:45 Agora Talk Advice for Next Generation Scientists
Martin Chalfie, Randy W. Schekman; Moderator: Stefan Kaufmann
11:00 - 11:45 Agora Talk From Origin of Life to Genetic Diseases
Ada E. Yonath; Moderator: Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
11:45 - 12:15 Break Break
12:15 - 13:00 Agora Talk Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity: Electrophysiology and Molecular Mechanisms
Erwin Neher; Moderator: Klas Kärre
12:15 - 13:00 Agora Talk Circadian Rhythms
Michael M. Rosbash, Michael W. Young; Moderator: Stefan Kaufmann
13:00 - 15:00 Break Lunch Break
13:00 - 15:00 Break Laureate Lunches
15:00 - 16:30 Next Gen Science Emerging Technologies / Cancer
Presentations by Young Scientists
15:00 - 16:30 Next Gen Science Neurobiology
Presentations by Young Scientists
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Peter Agre
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Frances H. Arnold
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Martin Chalfie
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Two Promising Futures of Cryo-EM: Resolution in Time and State Space
Joachim Frank
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Erwin Neher
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Michael M. Rosbash
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Randy W. Schekman
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Ada E. Yonath
17:00 - 18:30 Open Exchange Michael W. Young
19:00 - 19:45 Lecture The Emergence of Mobile Phones and Wearables for Health
Heidelberg Lecture by Shwetak Patel
19:45 - 21:30 Social Event Dinner for Young Scientists

Thursday, 29 June 2023

07:00 - 08:00 Workout Morning Workout
09:00 - 09:45 Agora Talk Molecular Structure and Function
Jean-Marie Lehn, Jean-Pierre Sauvage; Moderator: Rainer Blatt
09:00 - 09:45 Agora Talk Science and Education (online)
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Leland H. Hartwell; Moderator: Adam Smith
09:45 - 10:15 Break Break
10:15 - 10:45 Lecture Embryonal Carcinoma/Stem Cell Story
Sir Martin J. Evans; Introduction: Klas Kärre
10:45 - 11:15 Lecture Neural Networks for Navigation
Edvard I. Moser; Introduction: Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
11:15 - 11:45 Break Break
11:45 - 12:15 Lecture The von Hippel-Lindau Hereditary Cancer Syndrome: Insights into Oxygen Sensing and Cancer
William G. Kaelin Jr.; Introduction: Wolfgang Lubitz
12:15 - 12:45 Lecture Hepatitis C Cure and Beyond: Challenges Ahead
Charles M. Rice; Introduction: Stefan Kaufmann
13:00 - 15:00 Break Lunch Break
13:00 - 15:00 Break Laureate Lunches
15:00 - 16:30 Science Walk Science Walks
15:00 - 16:30 Open Exchange Sir Martin J. Evans
15:00 - 16:30 Open Exchange Jules A. Hoffmann
15:00 - 16:30 Open Exchange William G. Kaelin Jr.
15:00 - 16:30 Open Exchange Jean-Marie Lehn
15:00 - 16:30 Open Exchange Edvard I. Moser
15:00 - 16:30 Open Exchange Charles M. Rice
17:00 - 18:30 Presentation Workshop Climate Change & Global Health
Moderator: Adam Smith
17:00 - 18:30 Presentation Workshop Lindau Guidelines: Merits
Moderator: Leonhard Möckl
17:00 - 18:30 Presentation Workshop Lindau Guidelines: Diversity
Moderator: Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede
19:00 - 22:30 Social Event Bavarian Evening
Hosted by the Free State of Bavaria

Friday, 30 June 2023

07:45 - 10:30 Boat Trip Baden-Württemberg Boat Trip to Mainau Island
Hosted by the State of Baden-Württemberg
11:00 - 12:30 Panel Discussion Climate Change and Implications on Health
Peter Agre, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Jana S. Huisman, Joacim Rocklöv, Antonia M. I. Saktiawati, Leonard Schmitt; Moderator: Adam Smith
12:30 - 13:00 Farewell Closing Ceremony
Farewell Addresses delivered by William G. Kaelin Jr. and Young Scientist Hadeer Elhabashy
13:00 - 16:00 Social Event Science Picnic on the Arboretum Lawn
Hosted by the Ministry of Science, Education and the Arts, State of Baden-Württemberg
16:30 - 19:00 Boat Trip Baden-Württemberg Boat Trip to Lindau
Hosted by the State of Baden-Württemberg