Events
Science & Religion: What does it mean to be human?
Date and Time
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 7:00 PM
Description
What does it mean to be human?
Am I more than my genes?
With Dr. Praveen Sethupathy
Praveen Sethupathy is an assistant professor in the Department of
Genetics at UNC Chapel Hill, where he directs a research laboratory
focused on human genomics and complex diseases. Praveen received his
B.A. in Computer Science from Cornell University, his Ph.D. in
Genomics and Computational Biology from the University of
Pennsylvania, and he continued his training as a post-doctoral fellow
with Dr. Francis S. Collins at the National Institutes of Health. Dr.
Praveen Sethupathy is on the board of directors at BioLogos and
was recently selected by Genome Technology as one of the nation’s top
25 rising young investigators in genomics. Dr. Sethupathy has been an
invited speaker for the Veritas Forum, has contributed opinion pieces
for BioLogos, and serves on the advisory board for AAAS Dialogue on
Science, Ethics, and Religion as well as the Board of Directors for BioLogos.
With responses from:
Dr. Shel Kopperl: Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Liberal
Studies
Grand Valley State University
Dr. Aly Abdel-Mageed: Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
June 14, 2016
7:00pm
Grand Valley State University
Loosemore Auditorium
401 W. Fulton St.
Grand Rapids MI, 49504
Co-sponsored by BioLogos and the Kaufman Interfaith Institute