The symposium begins at UCLA with "Building New Frontiers of Knowledge," from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the Korn Convocation Hall at the Anderson School.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden will make opening remarks. Prominent scientists will be introduced by Nobel laureates Paul Boyer (Chemistry, 1997, UCLA), Alan J. Heeger (Chemistry, 2000, UC Santa Barbara), Louis J. Ignarro (Physiology or Medicine, 1998, UCLA), and Bjorn Engquist, UCLA professor of mathematics and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Speakers at UCLA include Alison Butler, UC Santa Barbara professor of chemistry and biochemistry, who will present "Trafficking Iron on the High Seas: An Essential Element of Microbial Life." UCLA professor of biological chemistry and human genetics, S. Larry Zipursky, will present "Wiring the Nervous System." James R. Heath, UCLA professor of chemistry and biochemistry, will discuss "Systems Approach to Molecular Electronics."
Space is limited for the UCLA symposium. To make reservations, call (310) 794-6079.
"The Next Generation of Science and Scientists" is the topic for the afternoon session from 2:30 to 5 p.m. at Beckman Auditorium at the California Institute of Technology.
Caltech's president and Nobel laureate, David Baltimore (Physiology or Medicine, 1975, Caltech), will open the program, followed by Nobel laureates Ed Lewis (Physiology or Medicine, 1995, Caltech), Rudy Marcus (Chemistry, 1992, Caltech), and George Olah (Chemistry, 1994, University of Southern California), who will introduce the symposium presenters.
Speakers include Richard Andersen, the James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Sloan-Swartz Center for Theoretical Neurobiology at Caltech, who will present "The Neurobiology of Intention." Andrew Lange, Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Physics at Caltech, will present "Imaging the Embryonic Universe," and K.C. Nicolaou, of Scripps Research Institute and professor of chemistry at UC San Diego, will present "The Impact of Total Synthesis on Biology and Medicine."
For more information about the Caltech symposium, call toll free (888) 222-5832. Reservations are not required for the Caltech symposium.
Because nearly 100 laureates have been connected with California since the prize was first awarded, Governor Gray Davis has proclaimed October 2001 as "California Nobel Laureate Month."
An all-day symposium will also be held in San Francisco on October 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., hosted by the Exploratorium at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. More than a dozen Nobel laureates in the fields of chemistry, physics, medicine, and other disciplines will participate.
It will include a preview screening of segments of a documentary film produced by KQED TV in San Francisco for the Nobel centennial called "The Nobel: Visions of our Century." It includes interviews with laureates including Caltech president David Baltimore and peace laureate Elie Wiesel. For more information on the Exploratorium event, call (415) 561-0308.
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