Daniell Lecture 2024: Professor Rebecca Goss - Livestream tickets only

An exciting chemistry lecture for secondary students, from Professor of Organic Chemistry Rebecca Goss
About this Event

Calling all students of Chemistry from GCSE to A Level to university! We’re inviting you to hear from one of the UKs most inspiring and exciting chemists today - Professor Rebecca Goss.

Professor Goss and her group are pioneering new ways to create molecules, using powerful and sustainable processes for use in vital drug development. In this talk aimed at young people, she will explore the amazing research that takes place in her lab, as well sharing her personal journey into science.

This event is aimed at those aged 16+, but younger students are welcome to attend.

This page is for livestream tickets only.

Talk description

Building molecules sustainably: from World War I gases to salt and light.
Our modern world depends on the work of chemists to artificially create millions of different molecules, especially vital medicines such as antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs. Yet manufacturing new molecules in a precise and eco-friendly way is one of the greatest challenges facing chemistry today.

Join Professor Rebecca Goss as she explores the pioneering methods her lab uses to build molecules, inspired by processes in nature. Based at the University of St Andrews, Professor Goss and her team’s ground-breaking work involves using enzymes and the salt you use in the kitchen to create new molecules in powerful and yet sustainable processes.

This work centres around the carbon-halogen bond, such as carbon chlorine, carbon bromine and carbon iodine. Whilst notoriously common in poisonous gases used in World War I, this bond is also a vital part of how drugs work effectively in the body. Professor Goss will explore this cutting-edge work, as well as more broadly discussing new approaches like these that blend synthetic biology and synthetic chemistry. An ideal talk for students of chemistry, and those considering studying chemistry at university.

About the Speaker

Professor Rebecca Goss is a pioneering bioorganic chemist and chemical biologist, renowned for her leadership in the discovery and engineering of medicinally relevant natural products. As the first female Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of St Andrews, she heads a dynamic, multidisciplinary research group focused on advancing the frontiers of synthetic chemistry and synthetic biology.

Professor Goss's innovative work centres on the biosynthesis of natural products at both the chemical and genetic levels. By combining synthetic chemistry with synthetic biology, her team harnesses individual enzymes and entire biosynthetic pathways to create libraries of medicinally relevant compounds.

With over 160 international lectures to her name, Professor Goss is a sought-after speaker and a passionate advocate for inspiring the next generation of scientists.

Event Schedule

16:20 - Livestream opens

16:30-16:40 - Welcome and housekeeping

16:40-17:00 - Research talk, King's PhD student tbc

17:00-18:00 - Professor Rebecca Goss talk and Q&A

18:00 - event finishes

Additional information

This event is aimed at those aged 16+. Younger attendees are welcome, but please note that attendees under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. If you are aged 14–18 and booking for yourself, please check with a parent or guardian before booking your place.

This event is organised by the Department of Chemistry at King’s College London. If you have any questions or would like any further details, please email [email protected].

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