NOBEL LECTURE. The 2022 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Carolyn Bertozzi, is coming to Gothenburg to deliver a lecture. The lecture will be conducted in English. Registration is required. Welcome!
Carolyn Bertozzi took click chemistry to a new level. In order to map important but elusive biomolecules on the surfaces of cells – glycans – she developed click reactions that function inside living organisms. Her so-called bioorthogonal reactions occur without disturbing the normal chemistry of cells. These reactions are now utilized globally to explore cells and visualize biological processes. With the help of bioorthogonal reactions, researchers have also developed more precise cancer drugs, which are currently being tested in clinical trials.
With click chemistry and bioorthogonal reactions, chemistry has entered the era of functionalism. It is to humanity’s greatest benefit.
- Tuesday, June 18th, 14:00-15:20
- Gustaf Dalén Hall, Chalmers Tvärgata 5.
- Sahlgrenska Academy employees register interest via form. You will then receive confirmation by email if you have been given a place. Register your interest here.
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