Event details

Renowned Irish biochemist and immunologist at Trinity College Dublin, Luke O’Neill will offer a talk about his work to kick off the 2026-27 Fund for Irish Studies Series. A world expert on inflammatory diseases and innate immunity regularly appearing in the top 1% of immunologists in the world, O’Neill has written several bestselling accessible science books, including Never Mind the B#llcks, Here's the Science, Humanology, Keep Calm and Trust the Science, and The Great Irish Science Book.

O’Neill’s books will be available to purchase and have signed.

The Fund for Irish Studies Series is co-chaired by Jane Cox, Professor of the Practice in the Program in Theater & Music Theater, and Robert Spoo, Princeton’s Leonard L. Milberg ’53 Professor in Irish Letters.

Tickets

The event is free and open to the public; advance tickets required.

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Directions

Get directions to the James Stewart Film Theater, located on the first floor at 185 Nassau Street.

Accessibility

The James Stewart Film Theater is an accessible venue. The theater has raked fixed-chair seating reached via steps with spaces for wheelchair and companion seating in the top row. A mechanized lift provides access to all levels in the Theater for a wheelchair or a patron with a mobility disability. See an event staff member in the Theater for assistance using the lift.

Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.