Kew Hebrew Congregation Inc.

KHC Library is proud to present the Leon Cebon Memorial Lecture Series 2010 on the theme of Relating Judaism and Halachah to Science and Medicine

Our four lectures will cover the following topics on the following dates:

- "On The Genetics of Being Jewish" - 7 February 2010
- "B’reishit vs. The Big Bang: Must Science and Religion be in Conflict?" - 9 May 2010
- "'The Best of the Doctors Goes to Hell' - The Ramifications of this Mishnah today" - 8 August 2010
- "The Environment: What can we do?" - 5 December 2010

All lectures will be held on Sunday nights at 8.00pm at Kew Hebrew Congregation in the Norman Smorgon Hall.

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SPEAKER: PROFESSOR AGNES BANKIER

TOPIC: "ON THE GENETICS OF BEING JEWISH"

Scientists are only now starting to unravel the interaction of our genetic nature and the influence of our environment. Our genetic lineage and culture influence disease susceptibility, our approach to ethical issues and the way we deal with the challenges of our lives.

Professor Agnes Bankier is the Director of the Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, which is part of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.

She oversees the provision of clinical and laboratory genetic services, research and education.