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SUMMARY:Epigenetics: A Code upon a Code?  - Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith\
 , University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20250214T173000Z
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nOn top of the heritable genetic code that is our D
 NA\, sits another layer of information that influences our genes. Studying
  the properties and functions of this ‘epi-genetic’ information has re
 vealed a whole new aspect of genome biology with implications for health a
 nd disease\, providing compelling explanations for how we might respond to
  our environment\, and making us consider whether DNA is the only code we 
 transmit from one generation to the next.\n\nIn her lecture\, Anne will co
 nsider the influence of epigenetics on our genes\, share a few insights in
 to how understanding epigenetics is contributing to modern medicine\, and 
 encourage us to question at least some of what we think we might know abou
 t epigenetics.  \n\nBiography\n\nProfessor Anne Ferguson-Smith is the Exec
 utive Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 
 (BBSRC). Before this appointment she served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Resear
 ch and International Partnerships) at the University of Cambridge. A renow
 ned mammalian developmental geneticist\, genome biologist and epigeneticis
 t\, Professor Ferguson-Smith is the Balfour Professor of Genetics in the U
 niversity of Cambridge's Department of Genetics where she served as Head o
 f Department from 2013-2020. She is also a Fellow of Darwin College.\n \nA
 t the University of Cambridge\, Professor Ferguson-Smith leads a research 
 group comprised of experimental and computational scientists. They focus o
 n the epigenetic control of genome function\, particularly on models of ep
 igenetic inheritance with implications for health and disease. Committed t
 o the training and professional development of new talent\, her team’s c
 urrent work includes investigating how genetic\, epigenetic and environmen
 tal factors influence cellular and developmental processes.\n \nIn 2017\, 
 Anne was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 2021 received their 
 Buchanan Medal for her pioneering work on epigenetics. In 2023\, she was n
 amed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for her research contributions.
 \n\nPhoto - Dasha Tenditna
LOCATION:Lady Mitchell Hall\, Sidgwick Avenue
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