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Please join us on Thursday, Sept. 6 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the program "A Creative Spiral: Exploring the Genome through Technological Innovation & the Arts" in celebration of the exhibit "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics" before it closes at the National Museum of Health and Medicine on Sept. 16, 2007.

We will explore the creative genius of William A. Dreyer, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, inventor of the first automated protein sequencer, and explore through a series of discussions how this pivotal technology was created by a highly innovative visual thinker, leading to an unfolding biotech revolution and a convergence of science and the arts.

Participants will include: Maxine F. Singer, famed biochemist and winner of the Mendel Medal; Janet Dreyer, scientist, artist and wife of the late Dr. Dreyer; Brandon King, grandson of Dr. Dreyer and a developer of bioinformatics visualization and analysis software; Thomas G. West, author of "In the Mind's Eye" and "Thinking Like Einstein;" and Lori Andrews, professor of law, Chicago-Kent University of Law, and author of the novel "Sequence."

An opportunity to meet the speakers will follow the unveiling of the Dreyer sequencer.

Gregor Mendel's life was remarkable: a 19th-century friar and high school science teacher whose brilliant experiments with ordinary peas revealed the laws of heredity. Regarded as the father of modern genetics, Gregor Mendel and his work are presented in the fascinating "Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics."

Original manuscripts, photographs and scientific instruments evoke the world of scientists in the 1800s and early 1900s. You'll see the only remaining artifacts from the life of this great scientist. Plus, hands-on interactive displays allow you to conduct Mendel's famous pea experiment yourself.

This exhibition and its North American tour were developed by The Field Museum, Chicago, in partnership with the Vereinigung zur Förderung der Genomforschung, Vienna, Austria, and The Mendel Museum, Brno, Czech Republic.

Please RSVP by Monday, Sept. 3 by email at [log in to unmask] or by phone at (202) 782-2671. Photo ID is required.  The official invitation is attached in PDF format.

Related Links
www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum
www.fieldmuseum.org/mendel
www.mendel-museum.org

Andrea Schierkolk
Public Programs Manager
The National Museum of Health and Medicine 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Bldg. 54 Washington, DC 20306
202/782-2673
www.nmhm.washingtondc.museum

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