Science Events in Boston
Stay up-to-date with all of the life science events taking place in the Greater Boston area with the Science in Boston events calendar! From academia to industry and biotech to pharma, our events calendar is your complete source for life science conferences, symposiums, networking, and workshops in Boston. We even cover science pub nights and science fundraisers!
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Virtual Film Screening and Q&A: From Controversy to Cure
August 25, 2020 - 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Through our Virtual Screening Room, you can rent films curated by the Coolidge team, while helping to support the Coolidge during this unprecedented time.
From Controversy to Cure is a documentary film chronicling the biotech boom in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Get the inside story behind the contentious debate about genetic engineering that erupted in the city of Cambridge in the summer of 1976, pitting scientist against scientist and citizen against citizen. And discover how the unlikely mix of science and engineering, politics, the space race, and urban renewal transformed Kendall Square into one of the world’s most extraordinary innovation clusters—a community now on the front lines of the battle against Covid-19.
Plus, join us for a special virtual Q&A on Tuesday, August 25 at 8pm EST featuring Joe McMaster (Producer and Director) and the following scientists: David Baltimore (Founding Director, Whitehead Institute for Biological Research, Former MIT Professor of Biology), Harvey Lodish (Founding Member, Whitehead Institute for Biological Research, MIT Professor of Biology, Co-Founder of Genzyme), Nancy Hopkins (MIT Professor of Biology, Emerita), Phillip Sharp (MIT Institute Professor, Nobel Laureate, Cofounder of Biogen), and Sangeeta Bhatia (MIT Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science).
