How do genes control our size and shape?

When:
Wednesday, Aug 08, 2018 6:30p -
7:30p

Where:
Broad Institute
415 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02142

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Date Idea, Innovation, Lectures & Conferences, Tech

Event website:
https://www.broadinstitute.org/midsummer-nights-science/midsummer-nights-science-2018

The Eliana Hechter Lecture: How do genes control our size and shape?
Joel Hirschhorn
People come in many shapes and sizes, and genes play a strong role in determining how short or tall we are, or whether we are lean or obese. Joel will discuss recent dramatic advances in genetics that have led to the discovery of hundreds or thousands of places in our genomes that influence height or obesity, what this tells us about the biology of human height and weight, and how these discoveries could lead to new treatments for obesity.


About Midsummer Nights' Science
Midsummer Nights' Science is an annual lecture series that explores key advances in genomics and medicine, and fosters conversation between Broad scientists and the local community about the intersection of science and society. This lecture series — which is geared for those with little to no formal scientific education or background — is held each summer, and is free and open to the general public.

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