University of Utah professor Mario Capecchi, co-winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, will give free public talks on the UW-Madison campus both Monday and Tuesday. <\/p>\n
Capecchis first lecture is Monday at 1 p.m. in room 1325 of the Health Sciences Learning Center, 750 Highland Ave. This event is geared toward students and the general public, and is titled, \"The Making of a Scientist -- An Unlikely Journey.\" <\/p>\n
The professor of human genetics and biology will give a second lecture directed to those in the scientific community titled, \"Gene Targeting Into the 21st Century: Mouse Models of Human Disease from Cancer to Neuropsychiatric Disorders.\" This event is scheduled for Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in room 2002 of Rennebohm Hall, 777 Highland Ave. <\/p>\n
Capecchi earned the Nobel prize for developing so-called knockout mouse technology. This pioneering work allows researchers to pick out a gene in a mouse and then mutate it in a particular way that allows scientists to have an animal model to study a range of diseases and ailments. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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