University of Michigan
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Special kick-off symposium Friday, Sept. 14: World Leaders in Evolutionary Medicine

9 a.m. Stephen Stearns, Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
Evolutionary medicine: Recent progress and current questions that urgently need answer

10:15 Break

10:30 Cynthia Beall, Genetics, Case Western Reserve
 Evolution and adaptation to high altitude

11:30 Sir Peter Gluckman, Pediatrics and Development, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Evolution and epigenetics; mismatched living in a mismatched world

12:30  Lunch and discussion for participants who register by Monday, Sept. 10

New Evolutionary Foundations for Medicine and Public Health
A symposium and lecture series
 
Lectures Tuesdays at 4 p.m. in 1755 School of Public Health I
 
This lecture series is sponsored by the Evolution and Human Adaptation Program, the School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, and the LSA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The lecture by Richard Dawkins is co-sponsored by the U-M Museum of Natural History. Organized by Randolph Nesse and Betsy Foxman in conjunction with Psych 515 and Epid 509.
 
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No fee, all welcome. Advance registration is appreciated, but required only for those who would like to stay for lunch discussion.

Click here to register by Monday, Sept. 10 if you would like to join us for lunch.