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RTE Science Lecture - Monday 12th December 2005
On 12 December, the Michael Littleton Memorial Lecture 2005 will be delivered by Professor David McConnell at 8pm in Studio 1, RTÉ Radio Centre, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. The Michael Littleton Memorial Lecture is an annual public lecture for radio on topics of wide-ranging interest and concern recorded in front of a live, interactive audience for broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1.
The lecture is entitled, “The greatest success story of our time – making sense of science in the 21st century.â€
David McConnell, BA, PhD, SFTCD, MRIA, FZSI, and member of European Molecular Biology Organisation, is Professor of Genetics at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin. Educated at Trinity College Dublin (BA., 1966) and the California Institute of Technology (PhD., 1971), David McConnell has been a member of the faculty of Trinity College since 1970.  A molecular geneticist and author of more than 100 scientific papers, he introduced the science and technology behind genetic engineering to Ireland.  In the course of this work he carried out research with many companies including Guinness Ireland, NovoNordisk, BP,  Schering Plough and ICI.  He advised the Industrial Development Authority of Ireland on the potential impact of biotechnology on the Irish economy.  He also advised the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and other organisations on biotechnology policy in many countries.  He held an Eleanor Roosevelt Fellowship of the IUAC at Harvard University (1976-77). McConnell is a member of the Executive Board of the European Federation of Biotechnology and Co-Vice-Chairman of European Action on Global Life Sciences (EAGLES).  He was a member of the Irish Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, and participated in the Technology Foresight exercise, developing arguments for the establishment of Science Foundation Ireland. He has served as President of the Zoological Society of Ireland, President of the Adelaide Hospital Society, Chairman of Fota Wildlife Park and Vice-Provost of Trinity College.  He is currently the Chairman of The Irish Times Trust, a not-for-profit company which owns The Irish Times.
The Michael Littleton Memorial Lecture will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on Monday 26 December at 2.30pm.
If you would like tickets please reply to us here at quantum@rte.ie, or telephone: 1850 22 32 24.
