Congratulations! Your teacher has selected you to represent your school at The Rockefeller University's Talking Science event—a fascinating day of scientific exploration and discovery. The event will take place during the public school holiday break on Monday, December 30, 2013. Here is what you can expect:

Schedule of Events

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.

Registration and Orientation

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10:45 – 11:05 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks and Introduction of Schools
Agata Smogorzewska, M.D., Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor and Head,
Laboratory of Genome Maintenance

Video Presentation
The Rockefeller University:
Transforming Biomedicine

Introduction of C. David Allis, Ph.D.
Agata Smogorzewska, Ph.D.

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11:05 – 12:05 p.m.

Presentation: Part I
What is Epigenetics and Why Isn't Your DNA Enough?
C. David Allis, Ph.D., Joy and Jack Fishman Professor and Head, Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics

Questions from the Audience
Be heard! Time set aside for you to ask questions and get answers!

Introduction of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
What's it like to be a scientist? Hang out with RU students and postdocs during lunch and hear their story.

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12:10 – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch

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1:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Presentation: Part II
Varying Epigenetic Landscapes: Implications for Human Disease
C. David Allis, Ph.D.

Questions from the Audience

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2:15 – 2:30 p.m.

Quiz
Stay alert during the presentation. This will be your chance to win a prize!

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2:30 p.m.

End of event
Don't forget to pick up your certificate of completion and your free gift before you leave!

All students must be registered in advance by their school. Please talk to your teacher if you would like to attend.