A prestigious History of Genetics Day will take place on Wednesday 9th
September 2009 at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, UK. This will be the
opening event of the ‘John Innes Centenary Symposium - Genetics 100
Years On’ which runs from 9th to the 11th September 2009. On the History
of Genetics Day we will be commemorating the 100 year history of
genetics at John Innes, the legacy of our founder William Bateson, who
coined the term ‘genetics’ and played a central role in the development
of early genetics in Britain. An international line-up of science
historians will cover topics including the background behind the
founding of the ‘John Innes Horticultural Institution’ in 1909, the role
of women in the John Innes workforce in the early years, Bateson’s
contributions to evolutionary theory, and JI’s place in the history of
genetics from the inter-war years to the atomic age. They will be joined
by scientists Mike Gale and Keith Chater, and science philosopher Sabina
Leonelli, who between them will cover JIC’s contribution to the modern
sciences of crop genetics, bacterial genetics and Arabidopsis research -
history in the making! This event will be accompanied by a major
historical exhibition drawing on the John Innes Foundation Historical
Collections.
 
Programme for the day together with registration details can be found at: 
http://www.jic.ac.uk/centenary/events/historyofgenetics/programme.htm

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