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Friends of the Thackray Museum Summer Lectures; The Birth of an Idea
4th September 2010Saturday 4th September. 10am - 12.30pm.
The Friends of the Thackray Museum would like to invite you to the museum on Saturday 4th September 2010 for a summer lecture.
Dr Kersten Hall, Centre for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Leeds will be giving a lecture entitled 'The Astbury Legacy'.
The talk explores the work of William Astbury, and his discovery of DNA. The double helix mechanism proved to be the key to understanding genetics and also cancer formation or carcinogenesis. It can be used to explain how radiotherapy works on cancer and is the key to future development of anti-cancer drugs.
Dr Robert Newton, Reader in Clinical Epidemiology and Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Hull York Medical School will be giving a talk on 'Infections and Cancer - a brief History'.
The talk looks at causative agents of human cancers, such as viral, bacterial and parasitic worm infestation and also explores the potential for cancer prevention.The first human tumour virus was isolated in 1964 and since then many new infections have been identified and their control or elimination (by vaccination for example) hold great promise for cancer prevention.
The cost is £11 per person (£10 concession for Friends of Thackray Museum, pensioners and students). Refreshments will be served during the break, and those attending the lectures are welcome to visit the museum free of charge on the day of the lecture.
If you require any further information, or for details on how to book, please call Rachel on; (0113) 205 6526 or (0113) 244 4343.
William Astbury Exhibition Gallery Talks
10th September 2010Our new exhibition, “Hair Splitting Images; How William Astbury’s X-Ray Vision Changed the World” is now on public display at the museum.
If your want to find out more about this exhibition, Jim Garretts, the museum’s Senior Curator, will be giving a talk about the exhibition, highlighting some of the interesting facts about William Astbury and his work that didn’t make it into the ‘final exhibition cut’, forming a lively, engaging and interesting supplement to the information already on view.
The gallery talk will take place on Friday 10th September from 2pm in the William Astbury exhibition area. There’s no additional charge for the talk, which will last 30 – 45 minutes. Jim will do his best to answer any questions any one might have about William Astbury and his work.
If you are unable to make this date, there will be a further three gallery talks, scheduled to take place on the second Friday of each month (8th October, 12th November and 10th December) from 2pm.
2nd October 2010
23rd October 2010
27th November 2010
