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Lindau Nobel Laureate 2011 – Coverage Roundup Midweek

The eagerly awaited 61st meeting of Nobel laureates and junior scientists, on the beautiful island of Lindau, began on Sunday. Set on the picturesque Lake Constance, the conference provides the unique chance for selected young scientists to meet with Nobel Laureates for a week of plenary talks.

So far we have been providing regular coverage to the island updating you on the latest talks, videos and tweets surrounding the meeting. In order to keep everyone informed of the latest happenings, here is another summary post linking to the most recent blogging coverage.

Don’t forget to check out our previous blogging round up!

Blogging coverage so far

A Storify summary of Monday’s online conversations

A storyboard that captures the live tweets from Monday’s plenary talks, as well as video and blogging content. Includes the tweets from Prof. Dr. Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Prof. Dr. Oliver Smithies’s talks. Do check back as it will be updated as more coverage is published.

This Storify is also mirrored on Of Schemes and Memes.

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Researcher portrait: Armen Kherlopian

Lou Woodley picks the brain of research scientist Armen Kherlopian who is attending Lindau. You can find out more about Kherlopian’s work that focuses on the interface of high performance computing and biological applications, as well as his reasons for attending the conference, in this post.

Jean-Marie Lehn: an evolutionary chemist

A summary of Nobel Laureate Jean-Marie Lehn’s plenary talk, “From Supramolecular Chemistry Towards Adaptive Chemistry:”

Lehn made his point by asking a simple and intriguing question at the start of his lecture: how does matter become complex? How did elementary particles eventually gave rise to the thinking organisms that we are?

You can find out the answers in this post, as well as an opportunity to watch snippets from Lehn’s talk.

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Researcher portrait: Joke van Bemmel

Christine Ottery interviews Lindau attendee Joke van Bemmel, a researcher from The Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam. In this post you can find out more about Joke’s research, her future plans and why she enjoys the Lindau meeting:

What I like is the every Laureate has a different view on giving a talk: Some people give really inspirational ones, you can sit back and its funny; or some people focus on the fact they also have a private life and a family it is reassuring to hear that even Nobel Laureates have a life; and some tell you about a field you know nothing about yet. It’s enjoyable.

This post is also mirrored on Scientific America’s Blog: Lindau Nobel Meeting—Joke van Bemmel, chromatin and epigenetics.

A Storify summary of Tuesday’s online conversations

A storyboard that captures the live tweets from Tuesday’s plenary talks, as well as video and blogging content. Includes the tweets from Prof. Dr. Peter Agre and Prof. Dr. Sir Harold Walter Kroto’s talks. Do check back as it will be updated as more coverage is published.

This Storify is also mirrored on Of Schemes and Memes.

Sir Harry Kroto: the Third Man

Blogger Lucas Brouwers reports on Sir Harry Kroto’s talk on Tuesday, that was unlike any other lecture at the Lindau Meetings so far. Brouwers explains that Kroto didn’t talk about the work he had done, or about his life as a scientist. Instead, he gave a dazzling presentation showing scores of images to his audience:

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You can also watch a video of Kroto’s talk in the post as well as a full length version here.

Young researchers give us real insights in their home, life and Lindau experiences

Beatrice Lugger introduces us to the team of young researchers, five women and two men, who plan to provide us with video coverage of their Lindau experiences. You can get a real insight into their home, life and Lindau experiences in this post.

Nobel Laureates and humanitarian advocates: Agre and Wiesel

Christine Ottery interviews Nobel Laureates Professor Torten Wiesel and Professor Peter Agre, discussing their interests in global health, human rights and scientific research:

Agre describes a conflict between wanting to apply science for the ‘well-being of society’ and actually doing research. He says: “I always found research fascinating but very demanding – there wasn’t a lot left over for science diplomacy or human rights.” And, one of the big questions of humanitarian work was: “Who pays your salary?”

You can find out how Agre and Wiesel’s opinions differ in this post.

Inspire. Educate. Connect

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University of Illinois doctoral student Markita Landry summarises her role at Lindau:

My role for the 2011 Nobel Laureate Meeting is to put together the week, the annual Lindau Meeting newspaper and a set of articles for the German and International press. I will conduct interviews and write articles on the very interesting scientific endeavors that are undertaken by Nobel Laureates and young researchers.

Stay tuned for more of her updates

A Storify summary of Wednesday’s online conversations

A storyboard that captures the live tweets from Wednesday’s plenary talks, as well as video and blogging content. Includes the tweets from Prof. Dr. Roger Y. Tsien and Prof. Dr. Sir Martin J. Evans’s talks. Do check back as it will be updated as more coverage is published.

This Storify is also mirrored on Of Schemes and Memes.

Don’t make me eat my words – I’m a scientist!

In this post Lou Woodley considers whether scientists are “anti-social”, particularly with respect to adopting online tools and social media:

We briefly explored whether any of the students had found social media or other tools helpful in their research, and while several of them were enthusiastic about the various mobile phone apps that enable them to keep up with the scientific literature on the move, none of them were really using social media sites for work.

On location with the Nature Video team

The Nature Video team are becoming regulars at the Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting. Find out in this post how they prepare for the Lindau film shoots and how they aim to capture conversations between the Nobel Laureates and the young scientists.

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The latest Video coverage

Watch videos of the latest talks and panel sessions from the conference:

From Peshawa to Lindau – Maryam’s Video Diary Part I

From Saarbrücken to Lindau – Sven-Eric’s Video Diary Part I

From Bandung to Lindau – Erlia’s Video Diary Part I

Why did the Institut Teknologi Bandung nominate Erlia Narulita for Lindau

Why did the Weizmann Institute nominate Shay Stern for Lindau?

Panel Discussion Biomedicine: The Future – Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2011

Sir Harold Kroto – Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2011

Werner Arber – Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2011

Ei-ichi Negishi – Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2011

Peter Agre – Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2011

Erwin Neher – Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2011

Ada E. Yonath – Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2011

Harald zur Hausen – Lindau 2011

Elizabeth H. Blackburn – Lindau 2011

Opening Ceremony of the 61st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 2011

Even more

Don’t forget we also have a German, Spanish and Chinese blog covering the event, so do check it out!

Finally if you want to get involved and are not at the conference, why not take this opportunity to ask a Nobel Laureate a question? Submit suggestions here.

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