GENIE is delighted to announce a series of public engagement lectures aimed at the non-scientist. These lectures are free and open to everyone.

The next lecture will be given by Dr Flav Giorgini speaking about ‘ Targeting genes for therapy in neurodegenerative disease’ and Professor Rhona Borts, who will talk about ‘sex and the single yeast’.

• At 6.30pm on Tuesday 9th October 2012
• in the Frank and Katherine May Lecture Theatre, Henry Wellcome Building, Lancaster Road, University of Leicester,
• each of the two lectures will be approximately 30 minutes in length and the event will be followed by a drinks reception.
  

For more information and to book your place please email genie@le.ac.uk  

Previous lectures have covered the following topics:

• March 2012- Genetics of lung disease and the role of p53
• October 2011- The control of gene expression following toxic injury and Mutagens
• February 2011- Genes and Biorhythms and The link between surname and genetics
• October 2010- Introduction to Genetics and Variation in Human Genes