Public lectures
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Date
Fri. 18.10.2024 |
Time
20:15 - 21:45 |
Speaker
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Location
University of St.Gallen, Room A 01-012 |
Price
Eintritt frei |
Calendar
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2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the births of Louis Pasteur and Gregor Mendel. With their work, they both made groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of chemistry, microbiology and genetics, which have had a decisive influence on further research.
Gregor Johann Mendel was born on 20 July 1822 in Heinzendorf near Odrau in Silesia. He is considered the discoverer of the rules of sexual inheritance named after him. His groundbreaking research was not rediscovered and understood until 16 years after his death on 6 January 1884.
Louis Pasteur was born on 27 December 1822 in Dole, France. The French chemist is considered a co-founder of medical microbiology and made decisive contributions to the prevention of infectious diseases through vaccination. He died on 28 September 1895 near Paris.
In six lectures, the two pioneers of natural science will be placed in the context of current research in their fields.
| 28 September | What do we know today about the human genome? |
| 12 Oktober | Weinstein and the handedness of molecules. |
| 26 Oktober | Why counting peas is important: Gregor Mendel's experiments PD Dr. Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid, Gregor Mendel Institute for Molecular Plant Biology, Vienna |
| 9 November | Pasteur, vaccinations and medical progress. A problem history Prof. Dr. Eberhard Wolff, Seminar for Cultural Studies and European Ethnology, University of Basel |
| 23 November | Epigenetics - Beyond Mendelian Genetics? Prof. Dr. Johannes Gräff, Brain Mind Institute, EPF Lausanne |
| 7 Dezember | Louis Pasteur and the development of modern microbiology Dr Kurt Frischknecht, Microbiologist, Fontnas |