By Dan Nonte, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-4314
Posted 9-16-08
GREENSBORO, NC – Dr. David Goldman, a world-renowned researcher of how genes affect behavior, will speak at UNCG on Monday, Sept. 29.
His speech – “From Genes to Complex Behavior in the Domain of Addiction” – will take place at 2 p.m. in the Kirkland Room of Elliott University Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Goldman received his BS from Yale University in 1974. He received his MD in 1978 and completed residency training in psychiatry in 1979, both at the University of Texas Medical Branch. He joined the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in 1979 and has been chief of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics since 1991. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is one of the National Institutes of Health.
Throughout his career, Goldman has focused on the identification of genetic factors responsible for inherited differences in behavior. His laboratory is exploring the genetics of alcoholism, substance abuse and related health problems.
Campus visitors can park in any university parking deck for $1 an hour. The Walker Avenue deck, at Walker Avenue and Stirling Street, is closest to Elliott University Center. EUC faces Stirling Street and the Walker Avenue deck. Campus maps are available at www.uncg.edu/online_map/.
The views expressed by Dr. Goldman do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health.
His speech is sponsored by the departments of Biology, Psychology and Public Health; the Genetic Counseling Program; and the Center for Biotechnology, Genomics and Health Research.
