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Distinguished Lecture Series

Friends' Central School's Distinguished Lecture Series seeks to inspire the next generation of writers, educators, scientists, researchers, policy makers, and thinkers by bringing renowned scholars to campus for courses and a public lecture. A core group of Friends' Central students prepare for the lectures in advance and participate in special classes and workshops both on campus and at the lecturer's home institution as part of the Distinguished Visiting Justice, Humanities, and Scientist Speaker programs. These lectures are free and open to the public, but registration is required.

2024-2025 Speaker:
April 9, 2025 - Dr. Drew Weissman, Distinguished Visiting Scientist



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2024-2025 Distinguished Visiting Scientist

Dr. Drew Weissman
April 9, 2025

Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, is a world-renowned physician and researcher at Penn Medicine, best known for his contributions to RNA biology and the COVID-19 vaccines. Weissman and Katalin Karikó, PhD, were jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries that enabled the modified mRNA technology being used in Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's vaccines to prevent COVID-19.