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2005 Public Lecture Series

Genetics, Genomics and Health

2005 Public Lecture Series - Genetics, Genomics, and Health

The human genome: 3 billion chemical letters composing 30,000 genes encoding 100,000 or more proteins. A computational and biological marvel.

Five years after a rough draft of the human genome was announced, and 100 years after a British scientist first used the word genetics, what is the state of the science? What is known? What is left to be discovered? How are genetics and genomics advancing health?

Scientists from Wadsworth Center who speak your language will explain the basics and the latest findings. They will separate fact from fiction, genotype from geno-hype.

Learn about genetic variation and its implications from therapeutic drug response to disease susceptibility and severity. Understand the difference between inherited and acquired gene mutations, and how they contribute to disease. Hear how technology empowers science, accelerating discoveries and their translation into improved health.

Series host: Kenneth Pass, Ph.D.

April 28, 2005
The ABCs of DNA: Reading the Genetic Alphabet
Victoria Derbyshire, Ph.D.
May 5, 2005
Genetic Variation: Context and Content Matter
Michele Caggana, Sc.D., F.A.C.M.G.
May 12, 2005
Genes and Cancer: It's the Damage That Counts
Erasmus Schneider, Ph.D.
May 19, 2005
Pharmacogenomics: Case-by-Case Prescriptions
Xinxin Ding, Ph.D.
May 26, 2005
Genetics and Age: Escaping Alzheimers and Parkinsons
Haydeh Payami, Ph.D

Lectures are held on Thursday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
120 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY

Registration has closed but we have a waiting list. To be placed on the list, call 402-5235 and leave the requested information. You will be contacted if seats open up over the course of the series.

  • Advance registration required
  • NO WALK-INS
  • Photo ID required
  • No backpacks

To register

Call -- 402-5235

  • provide your name
  • mailing address and phone number
  • indicate which lectures you wish to attend
  • you will be contacted only if the lectures are oversubscribed

Thank you for your cooperation.