In-person Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge. More location information In this talk, Professor Kaminski will present the history of the light microscope from Robert Hooke’s time to modern instruments, introducing state-of-the-art techniques and demonstrating how microscope images continue to inspire scientific and public imagination. He will explain how they are used today in research of molecular mechanisms of disease. Speakers Professor Clemens Kaminski Robinson Clemens Kaminski is a Professor of Chemical Physics at the University of Cambridge, where he leads the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. His research is dedicated to advancing optical microscope technologies to uncover the roots of diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Contact information The Festival Team Email: festival@alumni.cam.ac.uk Location Lecture Theatre 1, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive Cambridge CB3 0AS United Kingdom Location information 52.208756, 0.085308 Directions on Google Maps