The University of Iowa

Public talk: The making of a scientist - an unlikely journey

Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Art Building West , 240
141 North Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246

After the Nazis tore his family apart and left him homeless and alone at age 4, Mario Capecchi began an epic lifetime trek from sickly street vagrant to Nobel Laureate. In this engaging talk, one of the world's most prominent molecular geneticists weaves his personal tale of survival into the story of how he helped pioneer a technique that has revolutionized the study of human diseases.

 

5:30 p.m. Check-in and reception

6 to 7 p.m. Public talk

 

This is a partnership program with the University of Iowa Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics and Carver College of Medicine. 


This program is sold out. Thank you for your interest in community education programs and we hope to see you at future programs.
 

 

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact UI Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics in advance at 319-335-9968 or grad-genetics@uiowa.edu.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics in advance at 319-335-9968 or grad-genetics@uiowa.edu.