Linus Pauling Legacy Award Lecture: “Ion Channel Chemistry: the Electrical System of Life”
Nobel Laureate Dr. Roderick MacKinnon
Monday, May 5, 2008 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Dr. Roderick MacKinnon, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will speak in Portland on “Ion Channel Chemistry: The Electrical System of Life.” His lecture will present recent developments on
the molecular principles of selectivity and gating in potassium channels. Dr. Roderick MacKinnon is visiting Oregon to accept the Linus Pauling Legacy Award, presented by the Oregon State University
Libraries. This award is granted once every two years to an outstanding individual in an area of study that Linus Pauling researched. The event is free and open to the public. Seats may be reserved
ahead of time. For more information visit: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/specialcollections/