Museum of Science Lecture Series
The Whitehead Institute and Boston’s Museum of
Science periodically join together to present leading-edge
science to the Boston community through various lecture
series held at the Museum of Science.
Spring Lecture Series
Join Whitehead researchers at the Boston Museum of
Science for a lecture series aimed at improving the
public's understanding of today's hottest scientific
breakthroughs.
Frontiers in Health Science Series
Discuss the latest health science topics with area
researchers in a relaxed setting. Following each talk,
attendees are invited to enjoy refreshments and informal
conversation with participating scientists.
Past programs:
March 2007—"Evolution
in a Test Tube: The Molecular Basis of Life's Origins"
David M. Shechner, Whitehead postdoctoral researcher
November 2006—"Beer and Bread to Brains
and Beyond: Yeast Cells Teach Us about Parkinson's"
Aaron Gitler, Whitehead postdoctoral researcher
October 2006 — "Seed and Soil: Contribution
of the Microenvironment to Breast Cancer Metastasis"
Christina Scheel, Whitehead postdoctoral researcher
March 2006 — "Stem Cells 101 and Beyond"
Divya Mathur, Whitehead research assistant, and Chris
Lengner, Whitehead postdoctoral fellow
February 2006 — "The Incredible Shrinking Chromosome:
'Y' men are here to stay"
Jennifer Hughes, Whitehead post-doctoral fellow
October 2005 — "From Stem Cells to Cancer Cells:
Is there a connection?"
Fernando Camargo, Whitehead fellow
For an event summary and podcast, visit the Museum
of Science's Web
site
Directions to the Museum
For more information about the above programming, contact
Amy Tremblay at tremblay@wi.mit.edu
or 617.258.7270. To learn more about the Museum of Science
visit www.mos.org.
Last updated January 9, 2008. |
