ABRAHAM Events: Friday 30 June: Prof Alan Silman - Do my genes make me Jewish?
Published: Tue, 06/27/23
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DO MY GENES MAKE ME JEWISH?
Prof. Alan Silman
Do we look different?
Are there real biological differences?
Can DNA tests tell us how Jewish we are?
Why do our
Mums and Dads matter?
Alan is currently Professor of Musculoskeletal Health at Oxford University and Senior Fellow of Green College Oxford. He was previously Director of the Arthritis Research Unit at Manchester University and more recently the Medical Director of the research charity Arthritis Research UK.
He has written a number of books and over 500 research articles. During the Covid-19 outbreak he focused on communicating complex medical and scientific issues , arising from that virus, to a wider audience via his weekly blog. Outside
work, Alan is currently president of B’nai B’rith Cheshire, and over the past 20 years has designed and lead tours to several countries in Europe and Asia to explore the Jewish heritage and culture.
Hosted by Lynne Nathan
The talk will be followed by a Q&A
session
Friday 30 June
11.00am BST 11.00am for 11.15am start
A recording will be available on Friday shortly after the event finishes
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