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Francis Crick Prize Lecture: Pathogens and the Power of Evolution

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Francis Crick Prize Lecture: Pathogens and the Power of Evolution

Hosted by The Royal Society

When

Wednesday 14 October 2026

6:30pm

Where

Online / Virtual

Price

free

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The 2026 Francis Crick Medal and Lecture, awarded for contributions to evolutionary biology and the genetics of infectious disease. Explores why some infections are more harmful than others and how pathogens evolve higher or lower virulence over very short timescales. Doors at 18:00; livestreamed with live subtitles.

Speakers

Kayla King · Professor, University of British Columbia

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