Mind and Matter: How Decisions and Experiences Shape Who We Are
Prof. Yuval Ebenstein
Our DNA contains, in addition to the genetic code that determines traits such as hair color and ear size, another layer of memories accumulated over the course of our lives.
Fears, traumas, and even moments of happiness are encoded as chemical modifications in the DNA — a field known as epigenetics.
Understanding this information requires new tools, which are being developed in Professor Ebenstein’s laboratory.
Thursday | Nov 13 | 20:00
Location: Auditorium, Museum of Natural History
About
Yuval Ebenstein is a Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering and a member of the Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University.
His multidisciplinary research combines advanced optical microscopy, nanotechnology, biology, and computer science to address fundamental questions in biology and medicine. For over a decade, he has been studying DNA molecules and the information encoded within them, as well as how this information changes throughout our lives.