100 years later, the descendants of Marie Curie and Mrs. Meloney are meeting in Washington DC, November 8th 2021, at the Embassy of France to the United States, to celebrate the centennial anniversary of her visit. Your are invited to attend this celebration of Franco-American friendship and research collaboration throughout the last century. Please find attached the invitation card and the program.
We look forward to welcoming you to the French Embassy for this event. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected]. You may wish to register by using this link. https://lnkd.in/d2ZEzN2S
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Program:
10AM REGISTRATION & RECEPTION
11 AM OPENING CEREMONY
Ambassador of France to the USA. Philippe ETIENNE
Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Poland in Washington. Adam KRZYWOSADZKI
Chairman of the Executive Board, Institut Curie. Thierry PHILIP
11:30 AM IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MARIE CURIE
AAUW Excecutive Vice President. Gloria BLACKWELL
Director of Institut Curie Museum. Renaud HUYNH
Meloney Family Descendant. Sean MELONEY HARRISON
Curie Family Descendants. Marc JOLIOT, Yves LANGEVIN
12:30 AM LUNCH BREAK
02:00 PM Maria Sklodowska-Curie: Poland’s Continuing Legacy for Advancing Oncology
Vice Director, Maria Slodowska-Curie Institut of Oncology. Iwona LUGOWSKA
In the footsteps of Marie Curie: a century of advances against cancers
Insitut Curie Advisor for International affairs. Daniel LOUVARD
Chemical Biology of Cancer: from Marie Curie’s innovative concept of Interdisciplinarity
Deputy Director « Genetic & Biology of Cancer » Unit. Fatima MECHTA-GRIGORIOU
Research Director, Group Leader, Chair of Chemical Biology. Raphaël RODRIGUEZ
The promise of Chemical Biology for Medical Oncologists
Clinician Scientist. Sarah WATSON
05:00 PM CLOSING REMARKS
