Andrew Feinberg: "Epigenetics and the Adaptive Genome in a Changing Environment"

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Andrew Feinberg—a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of epigenetics at the schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Engineering—delivers a virtual lecture titled "Epigenetics and the Adaptive Genome in a Changing Environment" as part of the Looking Forward @ Johns Hopkins speaker series.

Feinberg is the director of the Center for Epigenetics and is considered to be a founder of the field of cancer epigenetics. He was the first to demonstrate how genetics, epigenetics, and the environment interact to cause disease. His research now focuses on the epigenetic basis of normal development and disease, including cancer, aging, and neuropsychiatric illness. He is one of 10 principal investigators on NASA's Twins Study analyzing the epigenetic effects of spaceflight on the Kelly identical twins, comparing samples from twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly during Scott's year in space.

This lecture takes place over Zoom. Register to attend online.