From uniquely human ailments, to hunter-gatherer diseases, to the evolution of sleep disorders and chronic inflammation, the next CARTA symposium, “Implications of Anthropogeny for Medicine and Health,” will offer insights relevant to all humans and our origins.

When:   Friday, October 14, 2016   1:00-5:30 pm
Where:  Mandeville Center, UC San Diego
Co-sponsored by: CARTA and The ASU Center for Evolution & Medicine
Event Chairs: Ajit Varki and Randolph Nesse
Special Guest: Baba Brinkman with his Rap Guide to Medicine.

Registration: Admission is free and open to the public; however, registration is required.  To register, go to: carta.anthropogeny.org/events/implications-anthropogeny-medicine-and-health

Live webcast:  
Note that the entire symposium will once again be viewable online via a live webcast.  A link to the live stream will be posted on the event page on the day of the event.  You will need to log in to your CARTA account in order to access the live webcast.

Speakers and titles below

DATE SESSION TITLE SPEAKERS LOCATION
Fri 10/14 Zoobiquity and “One Medicine” Barbara Natterson-Horowitz UCSD – Mandeville Center
Fri 10/14 Are there Human-Specific Diseases? Ajit Varki UCSD – Mandeville Center
Fri 10/14 Evolutionary Mismatch in Human Disease? Peter Gluckman UCSD – Mandeville Center
Fri 10/14 Heart Disease in Hunter-Gatherers? Michael Gurven UCSD – Mandeville Center
Fri 10/14 Homeostasis, Inflammation and Disease Ruslan Medzhitov UCSD – Mandeville Center
Fri 10/14 Why Genes that Harm Health Persist Randolph Nesse UCSD – Mandeville Center
Fri 10/14 The Divided Child David Haig UCSD – Mandeville Center
Fri 10/14 Adaptations to High Altitude Cynthia Beall UCSD – Mandeville Center
Fri 10/14 Shining Evolutionary Light on Human Sleep and Health Charles Nunn UCSD – Mandeville Center
Fri 10/14 A Rap Guide to Medicine Baba Brinkman UCSD – Mandeville Center

In addition to our always outstanding speakers, you’ll also enjoy performance artist Baba Brinkman as he wraps up the event with rap – the poetry of younger generations adapted to our symposium, and our CARTA audience.

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