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2026 Prather Lecture Series: Neil H. Shubin

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Neil H. Shubin Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, The University of Chicago President-Elect, National Academy of Sciences Your Inner Fish Revisited: New Insights into our Fishy Past Abstract: Every organ...

E.O. Wilson Delivers 2010 John M. Prather Lectures

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Edward O. Wilson delivered the 2010 John M. Prather Lectures in Biology, co-sponsored by OEB and MCB.

Andrew Richardson Speaks at HMNH Lecture Series

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Andrew Richardson spoke about his research into forests and climate change as part of the Harvard Museum of Natural History lecture series on New England forests. Full Story.

12th Annual PBI Special Lecture

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Lisa Ainsworth , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Understanding and Improving Crop Responses to Global Atmospheric Change" Dr. Ainsworth's talk is also part of the HUCE Lecture Series THE FUTURE OF FOOD: Climate, Crops, and Consequences.

Cori Bargmann Delivers 2011 Prather Lectures

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Cori Bargmann delivers 2011 Prather Lectures March 29, 30, 31. Bargmann is a pioneer in the field of learning and memory behavioral genetics who has focused much of her work on the genetics and neurobiology of the worm, Caenorhabditis elegans.

Don Pfister's Annual Holiday Lecture on NPR's Morning Edition

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Don Pfister's annual holiday lecture linking hallucinogenic Amanita muscaria and Santa's flying reindeer featured on NPR's Morning Edition.

2019 Prather Lecture Series: Harmit Malik

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Harmit Malik Principal Investigator, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, University of Washington Paleovirology: Ghosts and Gifts of Ancient Viruses Abstract: Human genomes are ancient...

2024 Prather Lecture Series: Molly F. Przeworski

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Molly F. Przeworski Alan H. Kempner Professor of Biological Sciences and Systems Biology Columbia University Reading genetic tea leaves: promises and pitfalls of genomic trait prediction Abstract: Natural populations harbor extensive genetic diversity. In...

HMNH Hosts Lecture & Book Signing by Dr. Eric Chivian and Dr. E. O. Wilson

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HMNH will host a lecture & book signing by Dr. Eric Chivian and Dr. E. O. Wilson for "Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity" on October 16, 2008.

Hrdy Lecture: Evolution and Conservation in the Deep Sea

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A. Rus Hoelzel, 2020­–2021 Sarah and Daniel Hrdy Visiting Fellow in Conservation Biology, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University. Evolution and Conservation in the Deep Sea FREE VIRTUAL PUBLIC LECTURE Thursday, December 2...

2026 Prather Lecture Series: Neil H. Shubin

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Neil H. Shubin Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, The University of Chicago President-Elect, National Academy of Sciences The Origin of Walking Abstract: Walking in tetrapods originally arose in fish...

John M. Prather Lecture Series

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Dr. Neil H. Shubin Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, The University of Chicago President-Elect, National Academy of Sciences April 15, 16 & 17, 2026 Neil H. Shubin is a renowned evolutionary biologist...