Brian and Venki will discuss the work on the ribosome that led to to award to Venki of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. They will also discuss the work of the Royal Society in science policy, and in particular the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. As President of the Royal Society until last November, Venki was a senior advisor to the UK government and a member of the SAGE committee. He had a front-row seat at the discussions that guided the government response on matters from lockdowns to masks and vaccines. There will be an opportunity for questions from the audience at the end of the session. Numbers are limited; if you wish to attend, please complete the “mailing list” page. If you are already on the mailing list, please say so in the “message” field, where you should also add “Please register me for the May 1st event”, unless you only wish to attend the discussion session, in which case please add “Please register me for the May 1st discussion.” . Before the event, you will be emailed a password to allow you to access the Zoom session.

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