A genetics symposium honoring “father of genetics” Gregor Mendel will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm at the Geological Lecture Hall on Oxford Street in Cambridge.
This event is open to the public!
It is organized by Daniel Hartl, Higgins Professor of Biology in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.
The day will consist of 26 short talks by Harvard faculty and experts who began their careers in Hartl’s lab but have since spread throughout the scientific community. The talks will span the breadth of work that Gregor Mendel’s groundbreaking work helped to inform and inspire.
Three of the talks will be presented by members of Molecular and Cellular Biology Community – Rich Losick, Maria Moors Cabot Professor of Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor; Matt Meselson, Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences; and Cassandra Extavour, Timken Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.
Hartl was the 2024 recipient of the Mendel Memorial Medal, “for his contribution to the development of Gregor Mendel’s legacy and the interpretation of his scientific work,” according to the award’s website. “The medal, which is awarded annually, recognizes significant contributions to the advancement of Mendel’s scientific and cultural legacy.”
