Nobel Prize Winner Professor Carol Greider, Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, UC Santa Cruz, to speak at Brotherhood Brunch

Title: Chromosomes, Telomeres & Disease: New Technology Driving New Paradigms

Our DNA is packed into chromosomes -- at the end of each chromosome is a very specialized structure called a telomere.  Telomere length plays a pivotal role in disease. Short telomeres cause age-related degenerative disease, while long telomeres predispose people to cancer.  Our speaker, UC Santa Cruz Professor Carol Greider received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of telomerase, the enzyme that controls telomere length.  Please join us to hear about Professor Greider's latest research with modern insights into human diseases.  Beginning at 10:00 AM, we'll host our always delicious lox and bagel brunch, take care of a little Brotherhood business, followed by our speaker’s presentation starting at 11:00, concluding by noon. Recommended donation is $5 for Brotherhood members and $10 for non-members.