Making and repairing the body’s tissues...

Making and repairing the body’s tissues – is it simply a matter of ingredients?

Inaugural lecture by Darrell Evans, Professor of Developmental Tissue Biology

6.30 pm, Tuesday 13 January 2009, Chowen Lecture Theatre, BSMS, University of Sussex

All welcome: please email events@brighton.ac.uk to book your place.

The human body is made up of many different tissues, elegantly designed to function in a particular way and respond to changes in an individual as they grow and mature. Tissues are formed during development from collections of cells that have to move and interact intimately with each other. But what makes a cell want to become muscle or tendon? Can a cell change its mind? How does it arrive at the right place during development? What happens if it doesn’t get there? In this lecture Professor Evans will approach some of these questions and take you on a fascinating journey looking at the way our tissues form, the decisions that cells must make and the difficulties they encounter.