We warmly invite you to a special lecture by Prof. Kai Johnsson, Director of the Department of Chemical Biology at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research.

Prof. Johnsson will present a lecture entitled "Recording the Physiological History of Cells with Chemical Labeling." He is renowned for developing widely adopted chemical tools such as SNAP-tag and CLIP-tag, and currently serves as Executive Editor for JACS, in addition to editorial roles at Chemistry & Biology, ChemBioChem, and Chemical Society Reviews. He is a recipient of the EPFL Innovation Award, Novartis Lectureship Award, and Karl-Heinz Beckurts Prize, and has been elected to EMBO and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

His visit marks the launch of the Academia Sinica Chemical Biology Lectureship, initiated with the support of Academician Chi-Huey Wong to foster research and nurture young talents in chemical biology and biotechnology. This event is co-organized by the Genomics Research Center, Institute of Biological Chemistry, and Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, in collaboration with the College of Life Sciences and Medicine, National Tsing Hua University.

You are welcome to attend either of the following lectures:

May 20 (Tue), 10:00–12:00 (10:00 Tea Time | 10:30 Lecture)
Location: 1F Auditorium, Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica

May 21 (Wed), 10:00–12:00
Location: Pien-Chien Huang Hall, National Tsing Hua University

For more information, please visit: https://www.mpg.de/10594426/medical-research-johnsson

We look forward to seeing you there!