Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture Series Returns to Princeton June 10

May 22, Princeton, NJ – The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Princeton Regional Chamber Foundation announced today that the Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture Series will return this year. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Tuesday, June 10 at the Nassau Inn. Doors will open at 6:30 pm, and the lecture will begin at 7:00 pm.

This year’s featured speaker is Nobel Laureate Dr. Harvey Alter. Dr. Alter is a co-winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus.

Dr. Alter’s speech is titled, “Hepatitis C: The End of the Beginning and Perhaps the Beginning of the End.” In it he will describe the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, the near eradication of transfusion-associated hepatitis, the clinical consequences of chronic hepatitis C, including cirrhosis and liver cell cancer, curative treatments for hepatitis C, and the potential to eradicate hepatitis C worldwide through a test-and-treat strategy.

The Einstein Memorial Lecture Series is dedicated to scientific inquiry and growth and allows the Chamber to memorialize one of the most famous residents of our region. It is the only event of its kind hosted by a Chamber of Commerce.

“The Einstein Memorial Lecture Series reflects the spirit of innovation inherent in our region,” said Chamber CEO Hal English. “We are looking forward to hearing Dr. Alter’s talk, and we are proud that we can make that experience available to the broader community.”

Admission to the lecture is free and open to the public thanks to generous underwriting from sponsors, including Johnson and Johnson and The Olsen Foundation.

Capacity is limited, so pre-registration is requested. Registration can be found at https://business.princetonmercerchamber.org/chamber-events.

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The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce is the premier regional business association in Central New Jersey. A non-profit membership association committed to driving economic development in our region, the Chamber has more than 1100 member organizations and over 16,000 individual contacts. Signature programs of the Chamber include the Central NJ Real Estate Forecast, the NJ Conference for Women, and the Trenton Economic Development Series. Chamber members range from Fortune 500s to Main Street sole-proprietors, and they include industries like healthcare and pharma; finance, IT, and professional services; manufacturing, retail, and tourism; and higher ed, non-profit, and more. More information about the Chamber can be found at www.princetonmercerchamber.org