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Pioneer in genetics, systems approach to science, medicine to visit WVU
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February 18th, 2009
Dr. Leroy Hood, who helped develop the technological foundation for modern molecular biology, will speak at West Virginia University as part of the Festival of Ideas.
Hood will present “Systems Biology and Medicine” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, in Ming Hsieh Hall, Room G21.
His talk is free and open to the public. It also part of the University’s DarwinFest, a series of activities surrounding the 200th birthday of naturalist Charles Darwin. The speakers will discuss the latest ideas about their respective fields with a nod to Darwinian principles.
Hood’s lecture is supported in part by the Nath Lecture, a WVU Honors College program, which is funded through an endowment by Drs. Joginder Nath, a WVU genetics and developmental biology professor, and Charlotte Nath, a WVU professor in family medicine.
For more on the lecture, visit WVU Today.
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