HeLa Cells. Asae Igarashi image, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan. Image by GE Healthcare from Flickr.

Dr. Carlo Maley, from the University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, will present, An Overview of the Evolutionary Biology of Cancer.On MONDAY, November 3 at 12:00PM (lunch will begin at 11:30AM) in 107 Castetter Hall.

Dr. Athena Aktipis, from the Center for Evolution and Cancer at the University of California, will present:
“Beyond tit-for-tat: Computational models of human sharing and the evolution of sociality”Tuesday, November 4, 2:00PM; 57 Castetter Hall

and

Tuesday, November 4, 5:30PM; 258 Castetter Hall, guest lecture for the Evolutionary Medicine Class:
“Are cancer cells somatic cheaters? Cooperation and exploitation in multicellular bodies”

Evolutionary Medicine Students are encouraged to attend the extra two lectures on Monday and Tuesday (in addition to class).

There will be a reception/party for Dr. Aktipis and Maley on Monday night hosted by Steve Gangestad. Contact Steve or Joe Alcock for details.

Visitors may find this map useful – Castetter is #21:

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Joe Alcock

Emergency Physician, Educator, Researcher, interested in the microbiome, evolution, and medicine