To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the publication of the structure of DNA, and the approaching centenary of the birth of Francis Crick, the Federation of European Biochemical Soceities (FEBS) and the Agouron Institute are sponsoring in conjunction with Gonville and Caius College a unique and historic meeting to be given by colleagues who were present at the time and by historians of science. This will be the last decennial meeting in which those colleagues are likely to be able to present lectures.
The meeting will take place in Cambridge, UK (Babbage Lecture Theatre, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street; a map is available here, along with information about disabled access) on 25th April 2013. Tickets must be obtained in advance from www.cornex.co.uk/crick-memorial-meeting (booking opens 1 February 2013; booking fee £1).
| 1.45–2.15 pm | Matt Ridley (Crick, the early years and work at the Admiralty) |
| 2.15–2.45 pm | James Watson (Eureka moments from 28th February) |
| 2.45–3.00 pm | Jack Dunitz (April 1953: Oxford to Cambridge with Sydney Brenner, Dorothy Hodgkin and Leslie Orgel) |
| 3.00–3.30 pm | Matthew Meselson (Semiconservative DNA replication) |
| 3.30–4.15 pm | Tea |
| 4.15–4.45 pm | Sydney Brenner (Triplet code) |
| 4.45–5.15 pm | Venki Ramakrishnan (Reading the Code: the 3D version) |
| 5.15–5.45 pm | Robert Olby (Speaking out on controversial subjects) |
| 5.45–6.00 pm | John Mollon (Crick and Caius College, and the Crick Memorial) |
(N.B. All times are in British Summer Time, i.e. GMT+1)
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| Gonville and Caius College | The Agouron Institute | Federation of European Biochemical Sciences |
