February 23, 2007
Upcoming
Genetics in Medicine Lecture Series
The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery
Thursday, March 8
Speaker:
D.T. Max, author
Lecture: 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Reception: 5:30–6:30 p.m.
Minot Room, Countway Library
Jointly sponsored by Countway Library and the HMS-Partners HealthCare Center for Genetics and Genomics, the Genetics in Medicine Lecture Series at the Countway Library of Medicine presents D. T. Max, essayist and journalist, who will talk about his recent book The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery, voted one of the five best non-fiction books of 2006 on Salon.com. Max tells the story of prions, ordinary proteins that sometimes go wrong. The lecture is followed by a book signing and reception in the Lahey Room. For more information contact Roz Vogel at 617-432-4807 or rvogel@hms.harvard.edu.
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