Elizabeth Creak Distinguished Guest Lecture
Food for thought
Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building, Gibbet Hill campus
Monday 16 October, 4.30pm
Join the School of Life Sciences and renowned Tunisian biologist Professor Sophien Kamoun on World Food Day to explore a global challenge in agriculture. ‘Keeping up with the plant killers’ will focus on plant pathogens (disease causing organisms) and how they threaten the crops we all depend on to survive.
At the event, you’ll have a chance to learn more about the University of Warwick’s world-leading horticultural research at our new Innovation Campus development near Stratford-upon-Avon. And you can find out how Warwick researchers are working to solve global challenges around food security and crop sustainability.
Professor Miriam Gifford, Head of the School of Life Sciences, will also share the vision behind Warwick’s ‘STEM Grand Challenge’, a significant investment to enhance Science and Engineering education, research, and facilities.
The Lecture will be hosted at the state-of-the-art Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building on the Gibbet Hill Campus. Refreshments will be served and a drinks reception will follow the event.
About the speaker
Professor Sophien Kamoun is a Senior Scientist at The Sainsbury Laboratory and a Professor of Biology at The University of East Anglia in Norwich.
Known for his seminal contributions to our understanding of plant diseases and plant immunity, Professor Kamoun has developed new ways to fight serious crop diseases through innovative work in plant pathology. He has won several awards, including the Kuwait Prize and The Linnean Medal, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2018.