Watch the Breakthrough Prize Symposium
Return here on November 5, 2018 to watch each of the Symposium sessions via live streaming or through the Breakthrough Prize on Facebook.
| 10:15 AM | Morning Session Live Stream |
The morning session of the Symposium features Angelika Amon (MIT) on extra chromosomes as a potential cancer target; Charles Kane (UPenn) on exotic new electronic materials; Jennifer Doudna (UC Berkeley) on the future of genome editing; Vincent Lafforgue (CNRS, Institut Fourier) on challenges in the Langlands program; and Adrian Krainer (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) on the next generation of precision medicines.
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| 1:35 PM | Afternoon Session 1 Live Stream |
The first afternoon session of the Symposium features Robert Langer (MIT) on how biomaterials will change our lives; Xiaowei Zhuang (Harvard) on imaging cellular molecules; Gene Mele (UPenn) on the road ahead for topological insulators; and James Chen (University of Texas) on tackling inflammation in the next decade.
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| 3:45 PM |
Afternoon Session 2 Live Stream |
The final session of Symposium talks features Ian Agol (UC Berkeley) on the 4-color theorem; Frank Bennett (Ionis Pharmaceuticals) on trends in genetic medicines; and Jocelyn Bell (University of Oxford) on Fast Radio Bursts.
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| 5:30 PM | Panel Discussions Live Stream |
Three panel discussions with Breakthrough Prize laureates past and present, covering life in the Universe, the limits of science, and whether time travel is possible.
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