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**"The Magic of RNA: New Medicines, Immortality, and the Power to Control Evolution," Thomas R. Cech, PhD, Nobel Laureate and Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry**

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Location
i Hotel and Conference Center
Date
Apr 1, 2025   3:30 pm  
Contact
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
E-Mail
info-igb@illinois.edu
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Join the IGB on Tuesday, April 1st to hear from Thomas R. Cech, PhD, 
Nobel Laureate and Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry

3:30pm - I Hotel and Conference Center

Thomas R. Cech, PhD will give the IGB Distinguished Public Lecture in Genomics 
followed by a reception and book signing of his latest work 
"The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets" 

Champaign Mayor Deborah Feinen will open the lecture by reading 
the official proclamation declaring April 1st, 2025 as Tom Cech Day!

Thomas R. Cech, PhD
Nobel Laureate, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
BioFrontiers Institute
University of Colorado Boulder 

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