Protein structure & AI: the excitement about the recent advance made by Google DeepMind's AlphaFold Programme
Professor Yvonne Jones, Director, Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group and Professor Sir Charles Godfray, Director, Oxford Martin School in conversation
Thursday 10 December 2020, 5pm 6pm GMT
On the 30th November it was announced that the Artificial Intelligence computer programme AlphaFold had made a decisive breakthrough in the determination of the 3-D structures of proteins. The announcement was immediately hailed as one of the major scientific advances of the decade. Why is it important to understand the 3-D structures of protein, why are they difficult to construct, and what is the nature of AlphaFold’s advance? Why is this so exciting and what further advances in medicine and the other biosciences may result? To find out, join a conversation between Yvonne Jones, Director, Cancer Research UK Receptor Structure Research Group and Charles Godfray, Director, Oxford Martin School, who will explore these fascinating issues.
To register and watch live: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/protein-structure-ai
To watch at a later date: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH9CgKEzc3k
Still to come tonight:
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination: the arguments for and against with Professor Julian Savulescu and Dr Samantha Vanderslott
Thursday 3 December, 5pm - 6pm
With COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, attention again returns to the contentious topic of whether vaccination should be made mandatory.
Recent polling has resulted in worrying headlines about a lack of willingness to have a COVID-19 vaccine if it were available. Are mandates the answer to ensure vaccine high uptake to end the pandemic? While still a hypothetical scenario, without yet having a safe and effective vaccine approved for use, this could change in the coming months. The question of introducing mandatory vaccination spans considerations of personal liberty, health decision-making, public health and policy, as well as the relationship between the state and its citizens. Join Professor Julian Savulescu and Dr Samantha Vanderslott to debate the ethical and public policy arguments for and against mandatory COVID-19 vaccination.
To register and watch live: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/mandatory-covid-19-vaccination
To watch at a later date: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXLaxP3VRu8
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