Evolution: Lecture Series

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2011 Holiday Lectures
Bones, Stones, and Genes
The Origin of Modern Humans

Lecture 1: Human Evolution and the Nature of Science by Tim D. White, Ph.D.

Lecture 2: Genetics of Human Origins and Adaptation by Sarah A. Tishkoff, Ph.D.

Lecture 3: Stone Tools and the Evolution of Human Behavior by John J. Shea, Ph.D.

Lecture 4: Hominid Paleobiology by Tim D. White, Ph.D.

Discussion: Genetics of Bitter Taste Perception

Discussion: Reporting Scientific Results to the Public

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Past Holiday Lectures Series

Each lecture is approximately 60 minutes long.

Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease
Eva Harris, Ph.D., and Joseph L. DeRisi, Ph.D.

Exploring Biodiversity: The Search for New Medicines
Bonnie L. Bassler, Ph.D., and Baldomero M. Olivera, Ph.D.

Making Your Mind: Molecules, Motion, and Memory
Eric R. Kandel , M.D., and Thomas M. Jessell, Ph.D.

AIDS: Evolution of an Epidemic
Bruce D. Walker, M.D., and Bisola O. Ojikutu, M.D., M.P.H.

Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning, and Regeneration
Douglas A. Melton, Ph.D., and Nadia Rosenthal, Ph.D.

Evolution: Constant Change and Common Threads
Sean B. Carroll, Ph.D., and David M. Kingsley, Ph.D.

The Science of Fat
Ronald M. Evans, Ph.D., and Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.

Learning from Patients: The Science of Medicine (Cancer)
Bert Vogelstein, M.D.

Learning from Patients: The Science of Medicine (Neuroscience)
Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D.

Scanning Life's Matrix: Genes, Proteins, and Small Molecules
Stuart L. Schreiber, Ph.D., and Eric S. Lander, Ph.D.

The Meaning of Sex: Genes and Gender
David C. Page, M.D., and Barbara J. Meyer, Ph.D.

Clockwork Genes: Discoveries in Biological Time
Michael Rosbash, Ph.D., and Joseph S. Takahashi, Ph.D.

2000 and Beyond: Confronting the Microbe Menace
Donald E. Ganem, M.D., and B. Brett Finlay, Ph.D.

Of Hearts and Hypertension: Blazing Genetic Trails
Christine E. Seidman, M.D., and Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Ph.D.

Senses and Sensitivity: Neuronal Alliances for Sight and Sound
A. James Hudspeth, Ph.D., M.D., and Jeremy H. Nathans, M.D., Ph.D.

The Immune System: Friend and Foe
John W. Kappler, Ph.D., and Philippa Marrack, Ph.D.

The Double Life of RNA
Thomas R. Cech, Ph.D.

Informal Talks

The informal talks range from 50 to 90 minutes long.

Evolution: Fossils, Genes, and Mousetraps
Kenneth R. Miller, Ph.D.
Brown University

Vascular Disease and Regeneration
Mark T. Keating, M.D.
Investigator, Children’s Hospital, Boston

The Biology of Obesity
Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D.
Investigator, The Rockefeller University

To Eat or to Sleep?
Masashi Yanagisawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Investigator, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Past, Present, and Future
Andrew C. Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Investigator, Washington University School of Medicine

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