HomeDate: 2026-02-03
Speaker: Dr. Sir Paul Nurse (2001 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine)
Hosted by Dr. James C. Liao, President of Academia Sinica
Time: February 11, 2026, Wednesday, 14:00
Venue: International Conference Hall (3F), Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB), Academia Sinica
Online Registration https://forms.gle/Zkcde8oWYYuTK1a89
Government employees participating in the lecture will receive certification for lifelong learning and 2 hours of study credit.
Contact:
Mr. Chang, Department of International Affairs, Academia Sinica
Tel: (02) 2789-9895
Lecture Synopsis: In this lecture Dr. Sir Paul Nurse will consider the question “What is Life?” by discussing five great ideas of biology, ranging from the ‘Cell’ to ‘the Logic of Life’. By considering these concepts a direction of travel is set towards a definition of life. “All life, including ourselves, is connected to all other life,” Dr. Nurse said. “But we are the only lifeform that is able to reflect on the meaning of that connection. We must protect all life on earth, and to do that we need to understand it.”
