NASHVILLE, Tenn.–The “Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box” series resumes March 5 with a conversation about behavioral genetics led by Vanderbilt Professor of Philosophy David Wood and Ellen Wright Clayton, the Rosalind E. Franklin Professor of Genetics and Health Policy at Vanderbilt.
Clayton, who is a professor of pediatrics and a professor of law, will address “What is Genetics Really Going to Mean for You?” Clayton has a strong research-based interest in the ethical, legal and social implications of recent developments in genetics. She will discuss what genetics means and does not mean for prediction, responsibility and choice. This will include the “my genes made me do it” defenses in criminal law.
The box lunch and lecture series, presented by Vanderbilt University and the Nashville Public Library, takes place on Wednesday, March 5, at the Main Library on Church Street and is free and open to the public. Lunch is catered by Vanderbilt neighbor Provence Breads and Café, and reservations, which are required, can be made by calling 615-322-8585.
WHAT:Lunch and lecture series with Vanderbilt faculty David Wood and Ellen Wright Clayton
WHERE:The conference center of the Main Library, 615 Church St. (Parking is available in the garage adjacent to the library, and the first hour is free if ticket is validated by library staff)
WHEN:Wednesday, March 5
Lunch is served at 11:30; lecture begins at noon
Media contact: Ann Marie Owens, 615-322-NEWS, annmarie.owens@vanderbilt.edu