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2009 Herbert Stern Lecture: Control of Cell Fate and Body Growth in Drosophila

APRIL 30, 2009
Media Contact: Bill McGinnis

Photo of Dr. Ernst Hafen
Professor Dr. Ernst Hafen

We are honored to announce that Ernst Hafen will give the 2009 Herbert Stern Lecture. Dr. Hafen has made revolutionary discoveries on the signaling pathways that regulate animal cell size and animal body size. He is an exciting and charismatic speaker, and is a major figure in European science, having served as President of the ETH in Zurich, one of the top research institutes in the world. The Stern Lecture will be held at 3pm on May 15, in room 1205 of the Natural Sciences Building, and is free and open to the public.