Johnson County Science Cafe\u2019<\/p>\n
What studying little worms can tell us about human diseases: or why NIH spends your tax dollars to learn about a worm’s sex life<\/p>\n
Speaker: Dr. Matthew Buechner, Cell Biologist, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, Univ. of Kansas<\/p>\n
Date: May 17, 2011<\/p>\n
Time: 6:30 pm<\/p>\n
Location: Coaches Bar and Grill, 14893 Metcalf, in private room<\/p>\n
The Human Genome Project is finding out the location of thousands of mutations that cause genetic diseases in people.\u00a0 But we don’t know what the “disease genes” normally do until we compare them to similar genes in other organisms, including mice, fruit flies, and roundworms, the topic of tonights’ talk.\u00a0 Some of those diseases include diabetes, muscular dystrophy, and polycystic kidney diseases.<\/p>\n
Dr. Buechner uses genetics to study mutations that affect kidney tubules and the nervous system .\u00a0 He has won several teaching awards, including the HOPE Award for outstanding teaching at KU.<\/p>\n
For more information: biologycctrack@hotmail.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Johnson County Science Cafe\u2019 What studying little worms can tell us about human diseases: or why NIH spends your tax dollars to learn about a worm’s sex life Speaker: Dr. Matthew Buechner, Cell Biologist, Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, Univ. of Kansas Date: May 17, 2011 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Coaches Bar and Grill, 14893 Metcalf,
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