We are delighted to announce that this year’s Fred Sanger Lecture will be given by M Susan Lindee, Janice and Julian Bers Professor of the History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania:
http://hss.sas.upenn.edu/people/lindee

 

‘The Rise of the Genome: Human genetics after the Bomb, 1945-1985’ will be taking place on Friday 25 October, 18.30-19.30, at Wellcome Collection.

 

The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.

 

Further details and tickets for the event are available here:
http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/events/the-rise-of-the-genome.aspx

Drop me a line if you need any more info.

 

Phoebe Harkins

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