NIH Evolution Revolution


NIH Evolution Revolution A Year-Long Celebration of Darwin’s Work & Impact January 2009 Cafe Scientifique: Evolution, Darwin - 200 Years Old: What Has Happened? January 28 2009 07:46:23 AM Sponsored by The Ballston Science and Technology Alliance Date: February 3, 2009 Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Location: The Front Page Restaurant, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA Fee: $6; includes all-you-can-eat buffet As every school child knows, Charles Darwin (and Alfred Russell Wallace) provided a provocative explanation for many of the regularities, which were well known characteristics of the fossil record. The explanation: evolution by natural (and sexual) selection. What school children and probably most adults don’t know is that Darwin, long before release of “On the Origin of Species,” was focused as much on the behavior of species as on the bodily plan forms that were found in the fossil record. In fact, close reading of Darwin’s writings show his profound fascination with behavior, and this included the behavior of the only species capable of generating his theory—humans. Thus, as we celebrate Darwin’s 200th birthday and the nearly 140th anniversary of his “The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex", Café Scientifique will consider Darwin’s theory as it applies to human beings. Hear from Dr. Dennis K. McBride , the Academic President of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, headquartered in Arlington, VA. He is also an active adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Medical School and its Public Policy Institute. McBride has written, spoken and debated widely on evolutionary psychology. For more information, send an email to: kbreen@arlingtonva.us Online registration can be found at: http://www.arlingtonvirginiausa.com/registration_forms/event_detail_web2lead.cfm?event_ID=4641 Galapagos Photography Exhibit January 16 2009 02:00:21 PM The NIH Clinical Center is featuring photographs of the Galapagos Islands in an exhibit running now through February 26, 2008. Photos of the island where Darwin conducted essential fieldwork, with its unique and diverse flora and fauna, were submitted by NIH employees and patients, as well as photographers from the community. NHGRI Scientific Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. is among the NIH photographers whose work is on display in the East Gallery and East Alcove Gallery on the first floor of the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD. Directions to the NIH Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/about/visitor/dir_to.shtml Darwin at 200: Evolution, Genomics, Medicine January 16 2009 12:46:38 PM February 12, 2009, marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and the 150th year since publication of his seminal work, On the Origin of Species. The renowned 19th century naturalist made observations on plant and animal life that set science on a new course, introducing evolution as the unifying concept in all of genetics and biology. Students of U.S. history will note that the date is also the 200th birthday of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will observe Darwin's life and accomplishments at events at the NIH's Bethesda campus and at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. NIH Symposium Darwin at 200: Evolution, Genomics, Medicine is a symposium celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2008. Speakers will include NHGRI Acting Director Alan Guttmacher, M.D., and Scientific Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., among other celebrated researchers from across the country. The symposium will be held at Masur Auditorium, NIH Campus, Bethesda, Md. (See: DIR Calendar) Public and High School Program The Darwin @ 200 Anniversary Celebration is a program offered by NHGRI and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. High school students from the Washington metropolitan region will gather for a program featuring a distinguished panel of speakers on a variety of topics, from historical perspectives of Darwin, to evolution and medicine. Among the featured speakers are paleoanthropologist Donald C. Johanson, who discovered fossils of early hominid species, including the skeleton of a 3.5 million-year-old female hominid, known as Lucy. Speakers from NHGRI will include Acting Director Alan Guttmacher, M.D. and Former Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. The program will be 12 - 3 p.m. at the Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, located at the intersection of 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. Seating is limited, but the event is open to the public. If you are interested in attending, please call 301-594-1364. Evolution and Medicine Lecture Series 2009 January 16 2009 12:42:34 PM NIH is partnering with the National Academy of Sciences to present the annual lecture series, Evolution and Medicine. An outstanding group of scientists will present lectures on evolution as it applies to their area of scientific expertise. A reception will be held immediately following each lecture. The program is free and open to everyone. All lectures take place from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the National Academy of Sciences Auditorium, 2101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Enter at 2100 C St., N.W. A photo ID is required for entrance. For more program information contact (202) 334-2436 or cpnas@nas.edu. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be available upon request. If you require this or other reasonable accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact OSE at least 5 days prior to the event at (E-mail) moorec@mail.nih.gov, (Voice) 301-402-2470, or the Federal Relay, (TTY) 1-800-877-8339. Brain Evolution: Lessons From Birds and Humans Who Sing and Talk February 9, 2009 Erick Jarvis, Duke University Videocast: http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/evmed020909.ram Your Inner Fish March 25, 2009 Neil Shubin, University of Chicago Videocast: http://videocast.nih.gov/ram/evmed032509.ram Communicating About Evolution April 13, 2009 Matthew Nisbet, American University Evolution Matters June 8, 2009 Dr. David Hillis, University of Texas Evolution and Medicine Lecture Series Archives http://science.education.nih.gov/home2.nsf/Educational+Resources/Topics/Evolution/CCA1A19ECF07271C8525716A00597219	Bookmark & Share Bookmark to Delicious Email This Entry Feeds Content Feed Recent Entries Darwin Year Theatrical Ev Bones Tell the Story of E NIH Record Article: A Yea Stetten Lecture: Bonnie B Evolutionary-Themed Issue Archives October 2009 (1) February 2009 (7) January 2009 (4)