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Date & Time

Tuesday 9th June
6:30pm – 7:30pm

Tickets

Complimentary. Please note that places for this event are limited and therefore we encourage you to register as soon as possible.

Registration

Please note that the deadline to register for this event has now passed.

Guests

You’ll be given a link to the event and members of your household are welcome to join the call (this means these guests will be with you on camera and using the same device/Zoom account).

General information

For further information or if you have any enquiries, please contact the Development Office on 01223 338700 or at development@joh.cam.ac.uk.

Let’s Talk Academia with Professor Eric Miska

Genes make it, viruses inject it and children can inherit it: the wonderful world of RNA biology

St John’s College academics have come together to keep the alumni community connected over this uncertain period of our lives.

Grab a drink and join them for a series of relaxed online conversations about their areas of expertise and research!

This series of online events aims to provide Johnians with a positive and supportive platform for social interaction and intellectual exchange. The programme will be updated regularly, so please keep an eye on the events programme, your email and Johnian Hub for speaker announcements.

Eric Miska

Eric studied Mathematics, Physics and Biology at Heidelberg, Berlin and Mainz, and he received a BA in Biochemistry from Trinity College, Dublin. He received his PhD in Pathology from the University of Cambridge in 2000, working alongside Tony Kouzarides. For most of his academic life he has been studying ‘the most magical molecule’: RNA. RNA is a sister molecule to DNA – information flows from DNA and RNA inside all cells – and life on this planet most likely emerged when RNA molecules started replicating. Eric is now the Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Genetics and a Senior Group Leader at the Gurdon Institute at the University of Cambridge. He was a European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Young Investigator, has been a full member of EMBO since 2012, and in 2013 he received the Hooke Medal awarded by the British Society of Cell Biology.

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How to take the most out of virtual events

Find a quiet, private space

It’s important to find a quiet space to listen to the talk in order not to be disruptive to others while your microphone is on.

Always mute your microphone if you’re not speaking

This ensures you enter the talk quietly and that any background noises that could be distracting to the speaker and other participants are now inaudible. To “mute” yourself, click the “Mute” button (microphone). A red slash will appear over the microphone icon indicating that your audio is now off.

Raise your hand

During the Q&A session, click on the icon labelled “Participants” at the bottom centre of your PC or Mac screen. At the bottom of the window on the right side of the screen, click the button labelled “Raise Hand.” Your digital hand is now raised, and the moderator will tell you when it’s your turn to ask your question.

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