
About the Nebraska Lectures
The Office of Research and Economic Development partners with the Office of the Chancellor and the Research Council, in collaboration with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, to sponsor the Nebraska Lectures: the Chancellor’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Typically offered once a semester, the Nebraska Lectures bring together the university community with the greater community in Lincoln and beyond to celebrate the intellectual life of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln by showcasing the faculty’s excellence in research and creative activity.
The topics of these free lectures reflect the diversity of faculty accomplishments in the arts, humanities, social sciences and physical sciences. For more than 10 years, this forum has crossed academic boundaries to build morale and a sense of common identity, allowing some of the great minds on the UNL faculty to share notable discoveries in a non-technical format, fostering a collective passion for education and research, and spurring the imaginations of those who share the need to know more. Read more about how lecturers are selected at the Research Council website.
DNA and RNA Delivery: From Novel Therapies to Vaccines that End Pandemics
Angie Pannier, Swarts Family Chair in biological systems engineering
Nov. 17, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
DNA and RNA are the genetic warehouses of our cells. Angie Pannier’s talk will describe the history of gene therapy, the events in 2020 that changed the field and the future technologies that will revolutionize medical therapies.
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