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January 18: Public panel discussion on the societal impacts of epigenetics

Our own lifestyles – Responsible for later generations?

Epigenetics helps us understand how environmental exposures and social experiences affect gene expression, thus also influencing disease risks, possibly for generations to come. In this context individual lifestyles appear to be a determining factor in collective health; parents are often ascribed a greater responsibility for the well-being of their offspring than in the past. Is this "biosocial" understanding of the body forcing societal responsibility for individual living conditions out of the spotlight? These questions will be the focus of the public panel discussion "Rethinking the Genome – Epigenetics, Health & Society" at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) on January 18.

Illustration of a DNA helix and a network
Social experiences affect gene expression. (Photo: Pixtum / istockphoto.com)

Date/Time:

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Technical University of Munich
Vorhoelzer Forum
Arcisstraße 21 (5th floor)
80333 Munich

Program:

Introduction:

Prof. Ruth Müller, Professorship for Science and Technology Policy at the Munich Center for Technology in Society, Technical University of Munich

Panelists:

  • Prof. John Dupré, Egenis - Centre for the Study of Life Sciences, University of Exeter
  • Prof. Mark Hanson, Department of Medicine, University of Southampton; Präsident der International Society for the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
  • Martha Kenney, PhD, Department of Women and Gender Studies, San Francisco State University
  • Joëlle Rüegg, PhD, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
  • Maria Elena Torres-Padilla, PhD, Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells, Helmholtz Zentrum München

Discussion with the audience

Closing remarks:

Prof. Clare Hanson, Department of English, University of Southampton

Organized by:

Professorship for Science and Technology Policy at the Munich Center for Technology in Society of the Technical University of Munich

The TUM's Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) explores the multiple relationships between technology, science and society.

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