Skip to main content

School of Medicine hosts 9th Annual Oliver Smithies Symposium

The School of Medicine and the Oliver Smithies Symposium Postdoctoral Organizing Committee at UNC-Chapel Hill invites you to the 9th Annual Oliver Smithies Nobel Laureate Symposium to be held virtually on Friday, September 11, 2020.

This annual symposium hosts a Nobel Laureate to talk about his or her life experiences and work that led to their success. This year's speaker is Dr. William Moerner, recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

The two main events will be:

  • 1:00pm — panel discussion: "Being an Effective Expert When Expertise is Refused"
  • 3:30pm — keynote lecture: Dr. Moerner will present "The Story of Light and Single Molecules: From Early FM Spectroscopy in Solids, to Super-Resolution Nanoscopy in Cells and Beyond"

Dr. William Moerner
© Nobel Media AB.
Photo: A. Mahmoud

Registration is required for all events.

Visit the Oliver Smithies Nobel Laureate Symposium webpage for additional details. All are welcome!

Meet & Greet

Up to 20 UNC postdocs will have an opportunity to participate in a meet-and-greet with Dr. William Moerner from 2:45 pm - 3:15 pm. Separate registration required.


Email questions to:
Trisha Dant, PhD
Associate Director | Office of Research
School of Medicine | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | (919) 966-4287


poster for 9th Annual Oliver Smithies Nobel Laureate Symposium

View news related to policies and regulations

Have news or an announcement to share? Contact Michelle Maclay at michelle_maclay@med.unc.edu

Get NC TraCS events and news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our weekly email blast