KABT BioBlog

Rainy Day Books Event

Wednesday, March 16th, 7:00 pm
Unity Temple on The Plaza
707 W. 47th Street, Kansas City, MO 64112

Rebecca Skloot, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, will appear for the paperback release of her critically-acclaimed book.

REBECCA SKLOOT is a science writer whose articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; Discover; Prevention; Glamour; and others. She has worked as a correspondent for NPR’s Radio Lab and PBS’s NOVA scienceNow, and is a contributing editor at Popular Science magazine. Her work has been anthologized in several collections, including The Best Food Writing and The Best Creative Nonfiction. She is a former vice president of the National Book Critics Circle, and has taught nonfiction in the creative writing programs at the University of Memphis and the University of Pittsburgh, and science journalism at New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program. She blogs about science, life, and writing at Culture Dish, hosted by Seed magazine. This is her first book.

Rebecca Skloot will discuss her research and book, followed by a booksigning.  A Stamped Ticket is required for the booksigning.

Tickets required. $16.00 plus tax includes one trade paperback copy of The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks, one Stamped Admission Ticket, and one Guest Ticket (if needed).  Order a copy of the book using the Add To Cart button on the Rainy Day Books website (link at the top of the page), and specify the number of tickets you need in the Notes field (one or two). If you’d like to pick up your order at the door of this event, choose In-Store Pickup as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you’d like At-Event Pickup. Your order will be held under your name at Will Call. The cutoff time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the event.

Rainy Day Books & Linda Hall Library Event

Thursday, March 3, 7:00 pm
Unity Temple on The Plaza
707 W. 47th Street, Kansas City, MO 64112

BRIAN GREENE received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his doctorate from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He joined the physics faculty of Cornell University in 1990, was appointed to a full professorship in 1995, and in 1996 joined Columbia University, where he is professor of physics and mathematics. He has lectured at both a general and a technical level in more than thirty countries, and on all seven continents, and is widely regarded for a number of groundbreaking discoveries in superstring theory. His first book, The Elegant Universe, was a national best seller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book, The Fabric of the Cosmos, was also a best seller. He lives in Andes, New York, and New York City.

The author will discuss his latest research and his new book, followed by a question and answer session with the audience. A booksigning will follow the program. Brian Greene will sign books purchased from Rainy Day Books before or at this event.

This event is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and tickets are required. Complete the online form at http://www.lindahall.org/events/attend.php, email events@lindahall.org or call (816) 926-8772 with your name, address, phone number, and the number of individuals in your party. Please specify you plan to attend the Brian Greene event. Tickets will be mailed prior to the lecture.

Please contact Eric Ward (816-926-8753) for more information on this event.

Johnson County Community College Scholars Lecture

Stanislav Svojanovsky
Tuesday, February 22nd – this is a rescheduled date
7-8:00 p.m.

M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Auditorium
2nd floor of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

To be healthy, people have to have all their genes doing the right thing at the right time. Disruption in gene expression is responsible for many diseases.  And now new technology, microarrays, allows scientists to analyze gene expression as a way to understand diseases with underlying genetic causes and pinpoint possible therapies.

In this lecture, Svojanovsky will provide an overview of the microarray technology development and its application in current biomedical research, looking at its multiple steps from data acquisition through statistical analysis and biological interpretations.

A reception precedes the event at 6:30 p.m. in the Regnier Center.

For more information about the JCCC College Scholars program, contact Karen Martley, director, Staff and Organizational Development, 913-469-8500, ext. 3467.

13 Sept.                 Kansas Assn. of Biology Teachers annual meeting, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS

Computer applications in biology classrooms.

NSTA midwestern conference, Cincinatti, OH

NSTA western conference, Portland, OR

NSTA southern, Charlotte, NC

NSTA, national science teacher meeting, Boston, MA

NABT professional development conference, Memphis, TN