Peter Agre | Opening Doors Worldwide Through Medical Science

Most people today live longer lives and in better conditions compared to any previous period of human history. This is mostly the result of the amazing progress medical science has achieved through the last decades. But could medical science be transformed from a practiced method of enhancing the health of individuals to a substantive force of shaping a better world?

Peter Agre gives a positive response. “The major lesson I learned from a four-decade career in medical science is that we have a unique opportunity to make the world a better place”, states the renowned professor and the director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Malaria Research.

The 2003 Nobel Chemistry winner is hosted at the Athens Science Festival digital platform and talks about the importance of expanding the potential of medicine to the progress and development of humanity. In his special talk, “Opening doors worldwide through Medical Science”, Peter Agre is presenting medical science as a source of optimism for the future of our species.

The discussion is moderated by Biologist and Science Journalist Dr.Vasiliki Michopoulou.