Are your genes to blame when your jeans don’t fit?

External Event - 26th Jan 2018

While the obesity epidemic is a contemporary problem, undoubtedly due to changes in our lifestyle and in the types of food we eat, differences in our genetic make-up mean some of us eat more than others. The Royal Institution will be oraganising a talk on the 26th of January 2018 by geneticist and neuroscientist Dr Giles Yeo. Join him as he discusses how we use genetics as a tool to understand the biological variation in appetite control. The talk will be held at the Royal Institution of Great Britian, London. 

Discourses are one of the Royal Institution’s oldest and most prestigious series of talks. Since 1825, audiences in the theatre have witnessed countless mind-expanding moments, including the first public liquefaction of air by James Dewar, the announcement of the electron by J.J. Thomson and over 100 lectures by Michael Faraday. In more recent times, we have had Nobel laureates, Fields medal winners, scientists, authors and artists – all from the cutting-edge of their field. Discourses are an opportunity for the best and brightest to share their work with the world.

Steeped in nearly two centuries of tradition, a Discourse is more than just a lecture. To keep the focus on the topic, presenters begin sharply at 7:30pm without introduction and we lock the speaker into a room ten minutes ahead of the start (legend has it that a speaker once tried to escape!) We also ask guests to dress smartly to add to the sense of occasion.

Discourses are free for members - consider joining today.

Find out more about the history of the Friday Evening Discourses on our blog.

The dress code for this event is smart (ties optional, no jeans or trainers). Please note, if you are not dressed smartly you may be asked to sit in the gallery.

Please be aware that this Discourse starts at 7.30pm, but all attendees must be seated in the theatre by 7.20pm. This is half an hour earlier than previous Discourses.

The doors will open at approximately 6.45pm.

For more information and to join please visit http://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2018/january/public-are-your-genes-to-blame-when-your-genes-dont-fit-discourse