Attending the transCampus symposium on Global Challenges of the 21st Century via live stream

The first transCampus scientific symposium is going to take place at the Francis Crick Institute in London on Tuesday, 5th March.

For everyone who is unable to be physically present we offer a livestream to attend the talks of our renowend speakers discussing the global challenges of the 21st century: Just follow this link, using the passwort: Crick, and you will be able to listen to:

Sir Paul Nurse (Crick's): Future challenges of science
Systems, Regulation and Information – a view of the future of biology
10:30 am (German time)

Prof. Stefan Bornstein (TUD): From Homo sapiens to Homo deus? Building a global transCampus for a better future
The transCampus is a unique partnership between two elite universities in Europe. Professor Bornstein will talk about how the transCampus came into existence and how its opportunities help facing the challenges of the future. He will also present some achievements of the transCampus, e.g. successful Islet Cell Transplantation.
11:00 a.m.

Prof. Mauro Giacca (King's): Forever young
The myth of immortality has always been central in our human culture. Still, we do not yet understand how an organism maximum life span is determined. In his talk, Mauro Giacca will discuss novel discoveries of his research: the possibility of effectively modifying human life span inevitably raises very alarming societal and ethical issues.
11:30 am

Prof. Frank Fitzek (TUD): Human-Machine Co-Learning
What is the state of the art of INFORMATION exchange in our communication networks? Listen to Prof. Fitzek’s talk on the new level of SKILL exchange that will await us. What challenges have to be faced regarding future communication networks with new electronics, sensors and actuators requiring lower latency, resilience and security?
12:00 pm

Prof. Mischa Dohler (King's): Will machines replace humans?
With the emergence of the Internet of Skills, becoming more and more important for our future, some pertinent questions around artificial intelligence arise. Prof. Dohler, a pioneer in this area, will explore the technology challenges of constructing the future Internet and the arising challenges humanity faces by coexisting with machines.
12:30 pm

Prof. Wieland Huttner (MPI-CBG): Evolutionary Expansion of the Human Brain
Which genomic changes are responsible for the size of the human brain? Wieland Huttner will provide insight into answering this question, focusing on a human-specific gene that exerts a key role in human cerebral cortex development. Huttner’s research results show that this gene increases the abundance of the relevant cortical progenitor cells and the neurogenic period of the human brain.
13:00 pm

Discussion and Closing, led by
Professor Ed Byrne, President & Principal, King’s College London
Professor Sir Robert Lechler, Provost/Senior Vice President (Health)
King’s College London & Executive, Director of King’s Health Partners, UK
13:30 pm