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june 7, 2017: Second France-Berkeley Fund symposium at the Collège de France

On Wednesday June 7, the Collège de France will host a symposium organized by the Fonds France-Berkeley. On this occasion, Professors Alain Prochiantz and Thomas Römer will give their views on the state of research conducted at the Collège de France in their respective fields, and prizes will be awarded by the Fund to three researchers.

This year's winners are Samitha Samiranayake and Maria Laura delle Monache for their project "Optimal traffic flow management with GPS enbaled smartphones", and Rodolphe Clérac for his project "Photomagnetic Metal-Cyanide Clusters".

The France-Berkeley Fund supports scientific exchanges between French higher education and research establishments and the University of California at Berkeley. To this end, it awards annual grants of up to $10,000 to researchers with excellent research projects. It also awards a $2,500 prize to researchers who have successfully completed projects financed by the Fund.

Program

14:30 Welcome

Prof. Clément Sanchez and Prof. Larry Hyman, co-chairs of the France-Berkeley Fund

14:45 Introduction

Anne Grillo, Director of Culture, Lectures, Research and Networking, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development
Alain Beretz, Director General for Research and Innovation, French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research
Philip Frayne, Minister Counselor for Communications and Cultural Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America in Paris

15:30 Keynote speakers

Pr Alain Prochiantz, Administrator of the Collège de France:
A new signaling pathway with unexpected consequences on development and pathophysiology

Pr Thomas Römer, Chair of The Hebrew Bible and its Contexts, Collège de France:
The origins of monotheism

16:30 Presentation of the France-Berkeley fund

Dr Minh-Hà Pham, Science and Technology Advisor, French Embassy in the USA
Prof. Robert Price, Vice-Chancellor for Research, University of California, Berleley

17:00 Awards ceremony

Moderators: Pr Clément Sanchez and Pr Larry Hyman, co-presidents of the France-Berkeley Fund