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)