Dear colleagues,
We would like to extend you a cordial invitation to the invited hybrid talk=
by Professor at Harvard University
Sarah S. Richardson
on
The Maternal Imprint: Epigenetics and the Contested Science of Maternal-Fet=
al Effects
Monday, November 22, 2021, 6:00 - 8:00pm (CEST)
at H=F6rsaal 605, TU Munich, Marsstr. 20=9622 (sixth floor), Munich and via=
Zoom
Short description of the talk
Sarah Richardson will speak on her new book, The Maternal Imprint (Chicago,=
2021). The book offers a critical analysis of conceptual and ethical issu=
es=97in particular, the staggering implications for maternal well-being and=
reproductive autonomy=97provoked by the striking rise of epigenetics and f=
etal origins science in postgenomic biology today.
Speaker (will be connected via Zoom)
Sarah S. Richardson is Professor of the History of Science and of Studies o=
f Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University. She is the director o=
f the Harvard GenderSci Lab, a collaborative, interdisciplinary research la=
b dedicated to generating concepts, methods, and theories for biomedical re=
search on sex and gender.
Registration details
The talk will take place as a hybrid event, held simultaneously in person a=
nd online via Zoom. If you would like to attend in-person, prior registrati=
on is mandatory. Please register by November 22, 5:00pm using this link: ht=
tps://www.eventbrite.com/e/invited-talk-sarah-s-richardson-the-maternal-imp=
rint-tickets-198215978327
Please note that for the in-person event, a maximum of 40 persons can atte=
nd at the venue. In addition, 3G+ rules will apply. This means that we will=
check at the entrance for valid proof on whether attendees have been vacci=
nated, tested (PCR Test, performed within the last 48 hours), or recovered.=
If you would like to attend online, please use the following Zoom link:
https://tum-conf.zoom.us/j/66817077593?pwd=3DdXdvdEtYZnJXMmJFKzNEWmJoYVdsQT=
09
(Meeting-ID: 668 1707 7593, Kenncode: 865830)
Organized by the Professorship for Science and Technology Policy | TUM Scho=
ol of Social Sciences and Technology | Department of Science, Technology an=
d Society (STS) | Technical University of Munich.
We are looking forward to seeing many of you there or on Zoom!
Please share this invitation with interested colleagues.
With apologies for cross-posting
=97
Georgia Samaras (M.A.)
Research Associate | Postdoc
Science & Technology Policy Research Group
georgia.samaras@tum.de | +49 89 289 29220
(she/her)
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology
Department of Science, Technology and Society (STS)
Augustenstrasse 46
80333 M=FCnchen
www.mcts.tum.de
