Join us, on-line or in person, for two days of talks celebrating Lewis’s extraordinary life and achievements, beginning with Lewis the man and continuing with his scientific contributions. The meeting is supported by the British Society for Developmental Biology.
Venue: University College London
Day 1 – Lewis the Man
Tuesday 13 September, 2022
Chair: TBD
1.30 – 1.45 Miranda Wolpert and Alison Hawkes: Welcome
1:50 – 2:05 Frances Jowell: Lewis in South Africa
2:10 – 2.25 Cheryll Tickle: Lewis and science
2.30 – 2.45 TBC: Lewis and the understanding of science
2:50 – 3.05 John Geddes: Lewis and depression
3.10 – 3.25 Robert McCrum: Lewis’s books
3:25 – 3.55 Tea
Chair: TBD
4.00 – 4.15 Luke Leitch: Lewis and journalism
4:20 – 4.30 Tim Arnett: Lewis the sportsman
4.35 – 4.50 Miranda Wolpert: Lewis at home
4.55 – 5.05 Nigel Townsend: Lewis and Y Touring
5.10 – 5.30 Finale
5.30 – 6.30 Tea
Day 2 – Lewis the Scientist
Wednesday 14 September, 2022
Gastrulation and morphogenesis (chair: Jonathan Slack)
09.00 – 09.25 Claudio Stern
09.30 – 09.55 Maria Leptin
10.00 – 10.25 Alfonso Martinez-Arias (The Oxford University Press lecture)
10.30 – 10.45 Dennis Summerbell Prize Lecture – Lara Busby – Introduced by Amata Hornbruch
10.45 – 11.10 Coffee
Limb development and theoretical modelling (chair: Brigid Hogan)
11.10 – 11.35 Cliff Tabin
11.40 – 12.05 Neil Vargesson
12.10 – 12.35 James Sharpe (The UCL CDB Lewis Wolpert Memorial Lecture)
12.40 – 13.05 Kristina Stapornwongkul
13.05 – 14.05 Lunch
Regeneration and evolution (chair: Jim Smith)
14.05 – 14.30 Brigitte Galliot
14.35 – 15.00 Elly Tanaka
15.05 – 15.30 Peter Holland
15.35 – 16.00 Denis Duboule
16.00 Tea
Meeting Organisers:
Alison Hawkes
Jonathan Slack
Jim Smith
Claudio Stern
Cheryll Tickle
Neil Vargesson