UA Presents a Tale of Worms and Brains

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The University of Alabama will present “A Tale of Worms and Brains: Using Comparative Genomics to Model Human Neurological Disease,” a lecture by Drs. Kim and Guy Caldwell, Feb. 9 at 3:30 p.m. at the Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering.

The Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering is located on the corner of Hackberry Lane and Campus Drive on the UA campus.

Internationally known researchers, the Caldwells study the nematode C. elegans as a model organism to investigate specific developmental processes related to human neurological diseases. They will discuss information from the Human Genome Project and how it tries to answer questions regarding neurological disorders, particularly epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.

Kim Caldwell is an assistant professor of biological sciences. She is director of UA’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute Rural Science Scholars Program and is a fellow of the Blount Undergraduate Initiative where she teaches a course on the societal impact of the Human Genome Project.

Guy Caldwell is an assistant professor of biological sciences. Among his research interests are childhood birth defects of the brain and Parkinson’s disease. He is the recipient of a research grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s disease.

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