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TAIPEI,Nov.5,2021/PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

The 2020 Tang Prize Awarding Ceremony is scheduled to be held online at 2p.m.

Taipei time(GMT+8) on Saturday, Nov.20,2021. The Tang Prize Foundation will

livestream the whole event, which features eight laureates receiving the awards

and making their acceptance speeches. Viewers all over the world are cordially

invited to take part in this joyful celebration of the outstanding achievements

of our 2020 laureates.

In conjunction with the 4th Tang Prize Awarding Ceremony, eight laureate's

lectures have been scheduled for Nov.20&27. Anyone interested in topics

concerning sustainable development, biopharmaceutical science, Sinology, and

the rule of law is cordially invited to visit the Foundation's

website(https://www.tang-prize.org/en/first.php) and YouTube

channel(https://www.youtube.com/user/theTangPrize) on these two Saturdays.

Five lectures will be held on Nov.20, beginning at 10a.m. with "From Wen to

Shi: China's Road", delivered by Sinology winner Prof. Wang Gungwu. It will be

followed by "Hope", a talk to be given by Dr. Jane Goodall, laureate in

Sustainable Development. Three lectures by winners in Rule of Law will ensue in

the evening. At 7:30p.m, the lecture, "Impact of PIL (Public Interest

Litigation)", will be presented by the representative of The Bangladesh

Environmental Lawyers Association. At 8p.m., the representative from The Legal

Agenda will be discussing "Public Interest Litigation in Undemocratic Arab

Contexts: Lessons from The Legal Agenda Experiences". At 8:45p.m., two members

from Dejusticia: The Center for Law, Justice and Society will be speaking on

"Strategic Litigation, Democracy, and Social Justice: A Perspective from

Dejusticia and Global South."

Slated for Nov.27 are lectures by three laureates in Biopharmaceutical Science.

At 4p.m, Dr. Charles Dinarello will be talking about "Interleukin-1, the Prime

Mediator of Systemic and Local Inflammation". Soon afterward, Dr. Marc Feldmann

will be shedding light on "Translating Molecular Insights in Autoimmunity into

Effective Therapy" at 5p.m. Finally, at 6p.m., Dr. Tadamitsu Kishimoto will be

sharing his knowledge of "Interleukin-6: from Arthritis to CAR-T and COVID-19".

The 2020 Awarding Ceremony, held against the backdrop of a global pandemic,

will have a special significance, as every laureate has helped ease this health

crisis in their own way. You will be touched by the laureates' dedication to

their work as well as by their contributions and vision, and become duly

concerned about the sustainable future of our planet.

SOURCE: The Tang Prize Foundation

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