Dr. Pardis Sabeti in San Diego

The Association of Iranian American professionals, AIAP, the Iranian American Life Science Network, IALSN, and the Iranian American Bar Association, IABA, proudly invite you to the first of series of events in recognition of "Iranian American Leaders of our time".<br><br>In this special event, distinguished Iranian American geneticist and rock star, Dr. Pardis Sabeti will share her inspirations, experiences and accomplishments with us.<br><br>Dr. Pardis Sabeti is a starting Assistant Professor at Harvard University in the Center for Systems Biology and the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. Pardis graduated with an S.B. in Biology at MIT, an M.Sc. and D.Phil. at Oxford University, and an M.D. at Harvard Medical School, being the third woman ever to graduate summa cum laude.<br><br>In work published in Nature in 2002 with Professor Eric Lander, Pardis developed an approach to detect genes that are undergoing natural selection in the human genome. In her post-doctoral work she further developed analysis and software tools to study entire genomes.<br><br>
Pardis was named one of 8 Geniuses That will Change your Life by CNN.com, one of 100 Top Living Geniuses by the UK Daily Telegraph, a Science Spectrum Magazine Trailblazers, a Seed Magazine Revolutionary Mind, and a Genome Technology Tomorrow's PIs. Pardis served on the Board of Trustees of MIT from 1999-2004 and is on the SCR for Winthrop College at Harvard University. Pardis is also the lead singer and bassist of the alternative rock band Thousand Days.<br>

Location:<br>
La Jolla Country Day School<br>
9490 Genesee Ave<br>
La Jolla, CA 92037<br><br>

Tickets: Admission includes dinner.<br>
Advance purchase: $15:00<br>
At the door: $20:00<br>
We anticipate this to be a sold out event. Please note seating is limited. Please RSVP and purchase the ticket by August 27, 2009<br><br>

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