Launch of the Human Variation and Identification Research Unit
| When: | Monday, 28 November 2016 - Monday, 28 November 2016 |
| Where: | Parktown Health Sciences Campus Faculty of Health Sciences, 2nd Floor, Seminar Room (reception: Hunterian Museum) |
| Start time: | 12:00 |
| Enquiries: | Lynne.Schepartz@wits.ac.za / 0117172517 |
The new Human Variation and Identification Research Unit (HVIRU) launches on Monday, 28 November.
Maryna Steyn, Head of the School of Anatomical Sciences, will introduce the unit. The guest speaker, Professor Ron Pinhasim, University College, Dublin, will discuss: Using a DNA to understand human evolutionary interactions and dispersals in relation to major social/technological transformations. Lynne Schepartz and Tobias Houlton (School of Anatomical Sciences, Wits) will introduce the Griffin Warrior and explain: Facial reconstruction science in action. A reception will take place in the Hunterian Museum after the lectures.
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