2003 Public Lecture Series
Life, Science and Health
The Wadsworth Public Lecture Series
April 24 to May 22, 2003
Frontiers of Discovery
The organization proposing a National Center for Vaccines,
Diagnostics and Therapeutics at the Griffiss Business and
Technology Park in Rome, NY, invites you to a series of
informal science lectures at 7 p.m. at the Rome Free
Academy, 95 Dart Circle, Rome.
Science is at the very heart of life -- in cells dividing and multiplying, in the twists and turns of DNA's double helix. Scientists from Wadsworth Center, the research-intensive laboratory of the New York State Department of Health, study life at the level of molecules, genes, cells, and whole organisms -- people included!
Travel with them to the frontiers of discovery, where they explore the promise and challenges of biomedical science. Learn some science, and meet and greet researchers.
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Rome Free Academy, |
Thursdays |
Refreshments provided |
Through the Microscope: Imaging Life at the Cellular Level
Thursday, April 24
Carmen Mannella on the
cell’s energy production plant
Conly Rieder on how cells
get the right number of chromosomes
The World of Microbes: Uncovering Infectious Agents
Thursday, May 1
Kathleen McDonough on
plague and tuberculosis
Kristen Bernard on West
Nile virus
Delving into DNA: You Say Genetics, I Say Genomics
Thursday, May 15
Lorraine Flaherty on high-tech disease detection and drug
discovery
Robert Glaser on model
organism research and human health
Brain Matters: A Revolution in Neuroscience
Thursday, May 22
Jonathan Wolpaw on dramatic
advances in brain and spinal cord research
James Turner on
miniature-sized solutions to neurological disorders
Registration is NOT required, but to ensure adequate seating and refreshments an estimate of the audience is helpful. If you plan to attend one or all of the lectures, please call the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce at 315-337-1700.