Important characters in the story include
scientists, the afflicted and the cured.
The 2025 Current Events lecture series opens with “Genomics and the Future of Humanity” by Proprietor Dr. Fred Schubert. The talk will consider the history of genetics, the determination of the DNA structure, diagnosis and treatment of genetic code diseases and consideration of the dramatic, unsettling and wide-open future of genomic studies. Exemplary cases will help bring this very human story to life. Some science pertinent to the topic will be considered as well.
For the 2025 Current Events Series, each program begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Shaw Research Library (unless otherwise noted). Reservations for each program are required as seating is limited. If unable to keep a reservation, please call again to release the seat for someone else. Attendance at programs is free for Athenaeum Proprietors, Subscribers, and Friends. Guests and members of the public are welcome to attend the entire series by becoming a Friend of the Athenaeum for as little as $25 per year, payable at the door. Admission to an individual program is $15.
