Invitation to the John Grace Lecture

“Nature vs Nurture Revisited: Did My Genes

Make Me Do It?”
An Annual CIG Symposium Public Lecture by

Professor Ralph Greenspan,

Internationally renowned neurobiologist and Associate Director,

Kavli Institute for the Brain and Mind, University of California

Sunday, June 19 2011, 18h00

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Location: University of Lausanne Sorge campus, Genopode building

 The Centre for Integrative Genomics (CIG) is very pleased and honored to welcome
Professor Ralph Greenspan, Associate Director of the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind
at the University of California, San Diego, USA. Professor Greenspan will give a special
public lecture entitled ‘Nature vs Nurture Revisited: Did My Genes Make Me Do It?’ In it,
he explores the question of how our genes affect our behavior and will cover what we
know of the extent and the ways in which genes influence behavior. From studying
findings from research on humans and various animals he offers some clues to this
intriguing question which is as old as the science of genetics itself. We warmly welcome
everyone interested in this fascinating topic to join us on this very special occasion.
The John Grace public lecture series offers public lectures by prominent local,
national and international speakers which are open to everyone. This public lecture
is part of the CIG Annual Symposium, which this year is on the topic of ‘Brain and
Behavior ‘
Please join us for refreshments after the lecture.
Venue: University of Lausanne Sorge campus, Génopode Building
RSVP and further information,

Mohinder at Mohinder.Watson@unil.ch or 079 7586 174

For travel directions and parking arrangements, please see below.

 

About Professor Ralph Greenspan

Dr. Greenspan has been intrigued by the genetic basis of behavior in the fruit fly
Drosophila for over three decades. After receiving his PhD in biology from Brandeis
University in 1979, he conducted research at Princeton University, the Roche
Institute of Molecular Biology, and New York University before joining The
Neurosciences Institute of San Diego in 1997 where he is the Dorothy and Lewis B.
Cullman Fellow in Experimental Neurobiology. Dr Greenspan's research activities
have included the demonstration that the fly has sleep-like and attention-like
behaviors similar to those of humans, the molecular identification of genes
underlying natural variations in behavior, and studies of the principles governing
gene networks underlying behavior. In addition to numerous research papers, he has
also authored an article for Scientific American and several books, including Genetic
Neurobiology with Jeffrey Hall and William Harris, Fly Pushing: The Theory and
Practice of Drosophila Genetics, and The World As We Find It: An Introduction to
Nervous Systems.

Click here to learn more about Professor Ralph Greenspan:

http://neurograd.ucsd.edu/faculty/detail.php?id=392

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We look forward to seeing you at the lecture

 How to find the Centre for Integrative Genomics (CIG)
Directions to the Center for Integrative Genomics (CIG)
University of Lausanne, Building "Le Génopode"

Rte de Blévallaire (on a GPS, crossing with route cantonale), Ecublens (VD), GPS coordinates:
Latitude: 46.519431/
Longitude: 6.574534

Directions by road :
• Highway direction "Lausanne-Sud"
• Exit "UNIL – EPFL"
• Follow “UNIL-Sorge”
o Drive about 800 m. (direction Morges)
o until you reach a bus stop called "Champagne"
o Turn right in front of the « Telecom » tower, just after the bus-stop "Champagne"
• 20 m. further on turn again to the right (signpost "Livraisons 13")
• Follow the little road for about 50 m., turn left

You can park your car on the roadside or in the car park next to the building (marked "BEP" or
"Réservé Génopode")

• When you enter the building you are at level 1. Reception is at level 2.
Directions by public transport:
From Lausanne railway station:

• In front of Lausanne railway station’s main exit, take the Metro M2 going to "Croisettes", change
at the station "Lausanne-Flon"
• take the metro M1 going to "Renens CFF". They all leave in the same direction and all go to the
campus.
• Get off at the stop "UNIL-Sorge" (and not "UNIL-Dorigny" !)

From Renens railway station:

• Tramway (M1), direction "Lausanne Flon"

• "UNIL-Sorge" stop

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• From "UNIL-Sorge" stop, cross the road and walk up to the "Amphimax" building. You will then
see the CIG building "Le Génopode" about 150 m in front of you, towards the lake.
• Upon entering the building by its main entrance you are at level 2.