Our 2010 program is complete.  Thank you to all who attended and supported us during the year.  We will shortly be announcing our 2011 program.

Below is the series of seminars completed during 2010:

January

Summer School Lecture Series: A Genetic Journey Through The History Of Human Origins, Diversity And Disease

Co-ordinated by Professor Raj Ramesar, Division of Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town

18 to 23 January - Contact details for this UCT series are 021 650 2888 and website is www.ems.uct.ac.za

LECTURE TITLES

1. 18th: The story of human origins and diversity in Africa - Prof Himla Soodyall, National Health Laboratory Services and Wits University
2. 19th: Genetics in the media: ancestry testing, the myth and the reality - Prof Wilmot James, Africa Genome Education Institute
3. 20th: Human history: linguistic perspective and its relation to genetic history - Prof Rajend Mesthrie
4. 21st: Human health and genetics - Dr Mike Urban

5. 22nd: Prospects for the future: controversies and ethics - Prof Raj Ramesar

March

Professor Nina Jablonski - University of Stellenbosch

April

Professor Ekerhard Wolff: Languages and Genetics in sketching Population History

July

Vanessa Lynch:  The Criminal Justice system:  Our role with respect to the "DNA Bill"

August

Professor Sir John Burn:  Can we cure genetic disease?

October

Wilmot James: Science and Technology in Government Higher Education or Genetic Ancestry Testing (TBC)