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【Nobel Laureate Lecture Series - NCKU Meets Nobel｜Life Sciences × Sustainability: Insights for the Future】

  • Time: March 6, 2026 (Fri.) 2 PM - 4 PM
  • Venue: Cheng Kung Hall, Kuang-Fu Campus, National Cheng Kung University
  • Topic: Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and sustainable life on Earth
  • Speaker: Prof. Gregg L. Semenza, 2019 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
  • Professor Gregg Leonard Semenza is a Professor of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2019 for uncovering how cells adapt to changing oxygen levels and for his ground-breaking discovery of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). His research has paved the way for the development of drugs that block HIF activity and thereby cut off the supply of oxygen a tumor needs to grow. The discovery of HIFs has also led to the development of drugs that stimulate HIF activity to increase red blood cell production in patients with anemia, exerting a profound influence on modern medicine. Professor Semenza possesses an extensive academic background. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at Harvard University, then M.D. and Ph.D. (in genetics) from the University of Pennsylvania and a pediatric residency at Duke University Medical Center, before pursuing postdoctoral studies in medical genetics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He has remained at Johns Hopkins for the duration of his career, serving as Founding Director of the Vascular Biology Program at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering and Founding Director of the Armstrong Oxygen Biology Research Center.
  • Registration: https://activity.ncku.edu.tw/index.php?c=apply&no=17041
  • Organizers: National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan BRIDGES, International Peace Foundation
  • Co-organizers: Academia Sinica, National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, Tamkang University
  • Lead Sponsor: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
  • This is a CGE-approved lecture. The event will be conducted in English.

 

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