Vienna,

Max Perutz Labs 20th Anniversary: Celebration & Perutz Lectures

This year, the Max Perutz Labs are celebrating 20 years of transformative basic research. Dedicated to a mechanistic understanding of fundamental biomedical processes, the Perutz has grown into an internationally recognized research institution.

PROGRAM

  • Perutz Lectures

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

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(at)maxperutzlabs.ac.at

Di, 24.6.2025 | 14:00 - 22:56

Vienna

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