Dr. Wells will speak on "The Human Journey: A Genetic Odyssey." Admission is FREE, and NO tickets are required
Spencer Wells is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society and Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of '56 professor at Cornell University. He leads the Genographic Project, collecting and analyzing hundreds of thousands of DNA samples from people around the world in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the planet. Wells received his Ph.D. in population genetics from Harvard University and conducted postdoctoral work at Stanford and Oxford. He has written three books, The Journey of Man, Deep Ancestry and Pandora's Seed, and has appeared in numerous documentary films on PBS and the National Geographic Channel.
"If Humanity has an Editor-in-Chief, his name is Spencer Wells."
- The Economist magazine
Wells' journey of discovery began at the University of Texas, where he enrolled at 16, majored in biology and graduated Phi Beta Kappa three years later. He then pursued his PhD at Harvard University and conducted postdoctoral training at Stanford University's School of Medicine with Luca Cavalli-Sforza, considered the "Father of anthropological genetics." Wells describes the rising rates of obesity and mental illness as the unintended consequences of a more sedentary culture in his books.
Twice a year, the Davidson Distinguished Lecture Series, Midland College Foundation, Friends of the Series and Bank of America present speakers whose civic leadership, academic accomplishments and/or public achievements interest, enrich, and enlighten Midland students and citizens. These lectures are FREE to the public.
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