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Science Pub Portland: Nutrition & Epigenetics
You are What Your Grandparents Ate: What you Need to Know about Nutrition, Experience, Epigenetics, and the Origins of Chronic Disease
With Judith Finlayson, Author, and Kent Thornburg, PhD, M. Lowell Edwards Chair, Professor of Medicine, Director of the Center for Developmental Health at the Knight Cardiovascular Institute, and Director of the Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness at OHSU
October 1, 2019 | Doors Open @ 6PM
Please Note: OMSI's restaurant, Theory will not be open for this event.
$5 advance purchase for guaranteed seats; $5 suggested donation at the door. Tickets will be available online or at the OMSI front desk until 2pm the day of the event; see below for details.
What your grandparents ate and how they lived their lives has a direct bearing on who you are today. And in turn, your lifestyle will impact the lives of your children, grandchildren and generations beyond. This is the basic premise behind one of the most fascinating avenues of scientific research currently being conducted around the world — the idea that your chances of developing chronic disease as an adult are linked with systemic changes that took place while you were still in your mother’s womb.
With YOU ARE WHAT YOUR GRANDPARENTS ATE: What You Need to Know about Nutrition, Experience, Epigenetics & the Origins of Chronic Disease, Judith Finlayson—author of a new book with the same title-- takes us on a journey from Oregon to Helsinki and from Southampton to Amsterdam, where much of the research into the developmental origins of chronic disease is focused. She brings us to the cutting edge of science, detailing the findings that have brought us to a better understanding of the origins of diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and heart disease — which are increasing at such a rapid rate that the word epidemic often comes into play when they are discussed. The science of epigenetics has heightened our understanding of the mechanisms underlying these conditions, and it also offers insights into steps we can take to mitigate these predispositions.
One of the institutions at the forefront of research into the developmental origins of health and disease is right here in Portland at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), where the Bob and Charlee Moore Institute of Nutrition & Wellness is led by Dr. Kent Thornburg.
Dr. Thornburg joins Ms. Finlayson in conversation for this surprising and informative event.
Judith Finlayson is a bestselling author who has written books on a variety of subjects from personal well-being and women’s history to food and nutrition. A former national newspaper columnist for The Globe and Mail, a magazine journalist and a board member of various organizations focusing on legal, medical and women’s issues, she is also the author of over a dozen cookbooks. Judith lives in Toronto.
Kent L. Thornburg, PhD, is M. Lowell Edwards Chair, Professor of Medicine, Knight Cardiovascular Institute and Director, Bob and Charlee Moore Institute of Nutrition & Wellness, Oregon Health & Science University.
OMSI Science Pub at the Empirical Theater is a ticketed event. To guarantee a seat at this event, please buy tickets online or at the OMSI front desk. Advanced tickets will be available for purchase until 2:00pm the day of the event. Please show your ticket at the theater entrance upon arrival.
If the event sells out, we will update the website and Facebook listings accordingly. If the event does not sell out in advance, attendance will be first-come, first-served at the door and at-the-door admission will remain a suggested donation.
Science Pub OMSI is a monthly event that is open to anyone and everyone – no scientific background required. Just bring your curiosity, sense of humor, and appetite for food, drinks and knowledge! For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, email: sciencepub@omsi.edu.
Sandwiches, hotdogs, snacks and beverages are available from the Empirical Café. Food and drink are welcome in the theater. Parking is free for the event. Doors open at 6pm.
For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, email: sciencepub@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4529.
Kendall Concerts Presents Katelyn Convery
Doors open @ 7:30PM; Music starts @ 8:00PM | $15 tickets | Parking is free
Beer, wine, snacks and more! Concessions available for purchase at the Empirical Theater Cafe.
Kendall Concerts: Music Under the Dome is a monthly planetarium concert series combining live performances with stunning visuals in riots of color, shape and movement, enveloping the audience into an adventure of the senses without ever having to leave their seat.
With a buttery, breathless roar over a darkly warm guitar, singer-songwriter Katelyn Convery’s achingly soothing tones tap into deeper histories. It should come as no surprise to hear of her worldly pursuits, from busking solo-acoustic in Barcelona to recording an unreleased electronic-house album in South Africa. Born and raised in Oregon, any wandering ear might call her one of Portland’s best kept secrets, her truest home residing in the very songs she writes, with a timeless pain lurking beneath a calm surface, swimming in a sound reminiscent of Morissette, Carlisle, McCartney, and Cobain all wrapped into one. “A voice to remember,” as Portland Notes wrote of her debut album “Unarmed” released in 2015, Katelyn Convery is raw pop and pure grunge.
Kendall Concerts is an all ages, monthly music series. For more information please contact kmeyer@omsi.edu.
FOR PATRONS AND VISITORS WITH MOBILITY DISABILITIES
Entrances
OMSI’s building has accessible entrances, and the Kendall Planetarium is located on the ground floor.
Accessible Seating
OMSI reserves accessible seating space for patrons using wheelchairs and their companion(s). You can purchase wheelchair seating by phone, in person, and online. For more information about accessibility, please contact Kathleen Meyer at 503.797.5411 or at kmeyer@omsi.edu.
Patron Drop-off Zones
Curbside drop-off zones are located along the front plaza, with easy access to the Kendall Planetarium.
Courtesy Wheelchairs
Patrons who wish to use an OMSI wheelchair may request a courtesy wheelchair from the Concierge window located next to the Main Lobby. We encourage you to notify OMSI in advance at 503.797.4511 as courtesy wheelchairs are limited.
Accessible Restrooms
OMSI has public restrooms that are wheelchair accessible. Gendered public restrooms are located in the Kendall Planetarium hallway. Companion care and non-gender-specific restrooms are located in the Turbine Hallway.
Parking
Parking is free in either of OMSI’s designated parking lots. There are 5 wheelchair accessible parking spaces in each lot, for a total of 10 spaces.
Cider Making Workshop
Cider drinking is a lost American tradition, recapture it here and learn how to make your own! Participants will explore the history and science of cider, as well as learn the steps to turning a half gallon of apple juice from the store into delicious hard cider to drink at home. Ages 21+, one participant per ticket. General Admission is not included in the price of the ticket.
10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm
Science Pub Eugene: Cascadia Subduction Zone
Cascadia Subduction Zone and PNW: Beauty and the Beast
With Doug Toomey, PhD, Professor of Geophysics at the University of Oregon
October 10, 2019 | 6:30-8:30PM; Doors open @ 5PM | $5 Suggested Donation
The identity of the Pacific Northwest is rooted in its landscape and seascape. The beauty and natural bounty that defines our collective home also comes with risks — earthquakes, wildfires, landslides, floods, and volcanic eruptions — that pose threats to people, built infrastructure, and the economic vitality of the region. In addition to natural hazards, climatic changes are impacting the health of forests, the severity of wildfires, the quality and availability of water, and the impact of extreme weather events. How society understands, accepts, plans for and mitigates these hazards is vital to a resilient and prosperous future, not only for Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, but the entire Pacific Rim.
In this talk, geophysicist Doug Toomey will describe how onshore and offshore research using arrays of sensors improves understanding of the seismic hazard of Cascadia and illuminates the dynamic forces that shape the PNW landscape. Prof. Toomey will also discuss how the tools used for basic science are being repurposed to early warning systems for earthquakes and wildfires – the ShakeAlert and ALERTWildfire programs. This merger of basic and applied research is catalyzing public-private partnerships that underpin the emerging Internet of (Wild) Things.
Doug is a Professor of Geophysics at the University of Oregon, where he is the Director of the Oregon Hazards lab and principal investigator for the Oregon components of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, ShakeAlert, and ALERTWildfire. He is a pioneer in the use of ocean bottom seismology to explore tectonic plate boundaries and has led scientific expeditions in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean oceans, the Galápagos Archipelago, and the Oman ophiolite. On a stormy day in the North Atlantic, when the deployment of an ocean bottom seismometer went badly, Doug was able to prevent a shipmate from losing several fingers. Over twenty years later, they have 3 wonderful children, a beloved dog, never enough bikes, and they explore the PNW in an 87 Westy that Doug pretends he knows how to fix. His kids have been heard to say, “if we’re not cold, wet, hungry, and stranded, it’s not really an adventure.”
Science Pub Eugene is a monthly event that is open to anyone and everyone. No RSVP or scientific background required. Just bring your curiosity, sense of humor, and appetite for food, drinks, and knowledge! For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, email: sciencepub@omsi.edu.
Meet A Scientist: October
Included in General Admission | Current science gets up close and personal at Meet a Scientist. This program, held on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month, features local scientists who share their research and knowledge with you through hands-on activities and conversation. Meet a Scientist exclusively features professionals who are OMSI Science Communication Fellows.
October 12 Topics
Come meet Ben, Jose, Sebastian, Kavita, and Kevan!
- Learn how different factors in the environment may impact the risk of tick borne illnesses to humans.
- Explore innovative products made from trees and understand what more can be done with them.
- Help grow back a forest after a wildfire and discover how climate change may impact the process.
- Learn how we can use carbon and nanotechnology to clean water.
- Test if soil can (or cannot) hold enough water for plants to regrow after a wildfire.
October 26 Topics
Come meet Todd, Kavita, Ashley, Phylicia, and Hannah!
- Navigate a wide variety of factors that can impact how and what you learn about science in a science museum.
- Learn how we can use carbon and nanotechnology to clean water.
- Do you know what happens after you flush the toilet or put food down the drain? Come learn how wastewater is treated and how we can use it to produce renewable energy.
- How does electricity get to your house? Build a Lego power plant while learning how to balance the power that travels between power plants and houses.
- Learn how microbes clean water in groundwater pollution!
Science Pub Portland: Fungus
Topic: Medicinal Compounds in Fungus
With George Nauhaus, PhD Candidate in Chemistry at Oregon State University, and OMSI Communication Fellow
October 15, 2019 | Doors Open @ 6PM
Please Note: OMSI's restaurant, Theory will not be open for this event.
$5 advance purchase for guaranteed seats; $5 suggested donation at the door. Tickets will be available online or at the OMSI front desk until 2pm the day of the event; see below for details.
Details coming soon!
OMSI Science Pub at the Empirical Theater is a ticketed event. To guarantee a seat at this event, please buy tickets online or at the OMSI front desk. Advanced tickets will be available for purchase until 2:00pm the day of the event. Please show your ticket at the theater entrance upon arrival.
If the event sells out, we will update the website and Facebook listings accordingly. If the event does not sell out in advance, attendance will be first-come, first-served at the door and at-the-door admission will remain a suggested donation.
Science Pub OMSI is a monthly event that is open to anyone and everyone – no scientific background required. Just bring your curiosity, sense of humor, and appetite for food, drinks and knowledge! For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, email: sciencepub@omsi.edu.
Sandwiches, hotdogs, snacks and beverages are available from the Empirical Café. Food and drink are welcome in the theater. Parking is free for the event. Doors open at 6pm.
For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, email: sciencepub@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4529.
Fermentation and your Microbiome
11am-1pm
Fermentation is one of the oldest and simplest means of preserving foods. It is also the best way to manage your gut microbiome, the ~100 trillion bacteria that live in your gut and change your health in a myriad of ways. In this class you will create a personalized batch of sauerkraut to take home, as well as learn the basics of making your own kombucha and what a SCOBY is. You will also get an introduction to your microbiome, and snack on some fermented foods while you learn about new scientific discoveries on the depth and breadth of how our microbiome influences our health.
One adult participant per ticket, children under 12 are welcome to share a ticket with an adult. General Admission is not included in the price of the ticket.
Questions? email Rebecca at rreilly@omsi.edu
OMSI After Dark: Spirits
Ghosts, goblins, and whiskey, oh my! Get in the spirit and celebrate Halloween at OMSI After Dark - costumes encouraged (please no full face paint or weapons of any kind)! Taste the difference between grain and potato vodka while local distilleries share the secrets of their craft at our 8th annual spirits tasting.
Tickets on Sale September 23.
Due to the popularity of this event, we strongly recommend that you purchase tickets in advance as capacity is limited and may sell out. 21+ IDs required.
Please no full face makeup or masks that aren't removable, we need to be able to check your IDs.
Please no weapons of any kind, fake included.
OMSI After Dark + Spirits Tasting:
$35/non-members
$25/OMSI members
$15/OMSI After Dark Members.
Package includes souvenir shot glass, 10 tasting tickets, and admission to OMSI After Dark.
OMSI After Dark only (spirits tasting not included):
$15/non-members
$7.50/OMSI members
FREE for OMSI After Dark Members.
You can show your tickets on your phone at the door instead of printing them.
SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS
Coming Soon!
ACTIVITIES
Coming Soon!
PRESENTATIONS/PERFORMANCES
Coming Soon!
LOCAL ARTISANS
Coming Soon!
DISTILLERIES
Coming Soon!
THEMED VENDORS
Coming Soon!
Questions? Call 503.797.4642 or email concierge@omsi.edu.
Ticketing questions? Call 503.797.4634.
Kendall Concerts Presents West My Friend
Doors open @ 7:00PM; Music starts @ 7:30PM | $15 tickets | Parking is free
Beer, wine, snacks and more! Concessions available for purchase at the Empirical Theater Cafe.
Kendall Concerts: Music Under the Dome is a monthly planetarium concert series combining live performances with stunning visuals in riots of color, shape and movement, enveloping the audience into an adventure of the senses without ever having to leave their seat.
In the modern musical landscape, it’s rare to hear something as put-together as three-piece Cascadian folk outfit West My Friend - something so layered, deeply symphonic, baroque and mysterious in its own lovely way while still courting an edge of disaster. Simple is safe, but complex is fiery, intricate, and ultimately more rewarding.
Steeped in the rugged sonic panoramas of western Canada, West My Friend are veterans of the Victoria music scene. In their 10th year as a band, they’re gearing up to release their new LP, In Constellation, in September. On this, their latest effort, West My Friend continues to refine the art of creating achingly poignant folk music, only this time, they’re backed by an orchestra, heavily layered while remaining lighthearted. Intricate while remaining accessible. Melancholic while remaining optimistic.
Mingling grassroots guitar, mandolin, accordion, orchestral instruments, and interweaving harmonies, In Constellation features longtime members Eden Oliver, Alex Rempel, and Jeff Poynter conceiving a new box, then thinking outside of it. Punctuated by musings on anxiety and belonging, song structures vary and dynamics change from moment to moment, painting powerful lyrical portraits over backgrounds of violins and trumpets that swell, collapse, and tumble between bold harmonies. With over six hundred performances and several tours under their collective belt, West My Friend is bringing forth a new sound you’ve never known you’ve wanted and new meaning to the things you’ve never known you needed.
Kendall Concerts is an all ages, monthly music series. For more information please contact kmeyer@omsi.edu.
FOR PATRONS AND VISITORS WITH MOBILITY DISABILITIES
Entrances
OMSI’s building has accessible entrances, and the Kendall Planetarium is located on the ground floor.
Accessible Seating
OMSI reserves accessible seating space for patrons using wheelchairs and their companion(s). You can purchase wheelchair seating by phone, in person, and online. For more information about accessibility, please contact Kathleen Meyer at 503.797.5411 or at kmeyer@omsi.edu.
Patron Drop-off Zones
Curbside drop-off zones are located along the front plaza, with easy access to the Kendall Planetarium.
Courtesy Wheelchairs
Patrons who wish to use an OMSI wheelchair may request a courtesy wheelchair from the Concierge window located next to the Main Lobby. We encourage you to notify OMSI in advance at 503.797.4511 as courtesy wheelchairs are limited.
Accessible Restrooms
OMSI has public restrooms that are wheelchair accessible. Gendered public restrooms are located in the Kendall Planetarium hallway. Companion care and non-gender-specific restrooms are located in the Turbine Hallway.
Parking
Parking is free in either of OMSI’s designated parking lots. There are 5 wheelchair accessible parking spaces in each lot, for a total of 10 spaces.
Science Pub Portland: The Edge of Time
At The Edge of Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds
With Dan Hooper, PhD, Senior Scientist in the Theoretical Astrophysics Group at Fermilab
November 7, 2019 | Doors Open @ 6PM
$5 advance purchase for guaranteed seats; $5 suggested donation at the door. Tickets will be available online or at the OMSI front desk until 2pm the day of the event; see below for details.
Details coming soon!
OMSI Science Pub at the Empirical Theater is a ticketed event. To guarantee a seat at this event, please buy tickets online or at the OMSI front desk. Advanced tickets will be available for purchase until 2:00pm the day of the event. Please show your ticket at the theater entrance upon arrival.
If the event sells out, we will update the website and Facebook listings accordingly. If the event does not sell out in advance, attendance will be first-come, first-served at the door and at-the-door admission will remain a suggested donation.
Science Pub OMSI is a monthly event that is open to anyone and everyone – no scientific background required. Just bring your curiosity, sense of humor, and appetite for food, drinks and knowledge! For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, email: sciencepub@omsi.edu.
Sandwiches, hotdogs, snacks and beverages are available from the Empirical Café. Food and drink are welcome in the theater. Parking is free for the event. Doors open at 6pm.
For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, email: sciencepub@omsi.edu or call 503.797.4529.
OMSI After Dark: Uncorked
Tickets on sale October 4.
Decant your night and enjoy regional wines and boozy science at OMSI.
5-6pm Happy Hour in Theory
6-10pm General Admission
Due to the popularity of this event, we strongly recommend that you purchase tickets in advance as capacity is limited and may sell out.
21+ IDs Required.
OMSI After Dark + Uncorked:
$35/non-members
$25/OMSI members
$15/OAD members
Ticket includes OMSI After Dark admission, souvenir wine glass and 10 tasting tokens. Wine glass and tokens are required for tasting.
OMSI After Dark only:
$15/non-members
$7.50/OMSI members
FREE for OMSI After Dark Members.
Ticket includes OMSI After Dark admission only, tasting not allowed.
Shoot off water rockets, concoct chemical creations, and explore the wonders of OMSI with no kids in sight! Enjoy a glass of wine while learning about robots, tornados, or fossils. Talk to a brewer about the science behind beer, or taste how an extra 10% cacao can make a difference in chocolate.
All that and more with OMSI After Dark, a night at the museum for the 21-and-over crowd filled with food, drink, and science fun!
21+ Only | ID's Required
SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS
Coming Soon!
PRESENTATIONS
Coming Soon!
THEMED VENDORS
Coming Soon!
Questions? Call 503.797.4642 or email concierge@omsi.edu.
Ticketing questions call 503.797.4634
For more information about purchasing an OMSI After Dark Access Pass, please email concierge@omsi.edu or give us a call at 503.797.4000 x0
Meet A Scientist: November
Included in General Admission | Current science gets up close and personal at Meet a Scientist. This program, held on the second Saturday of the month, features local scientists who share their research and knowledge with you through hands-on activities and conversation. Meet a Scientist exclusively features professionals who are OMSI Science Communication Fellows.
November 9 Topics
Come meet Chrissy and Daniel!
- Explore water samples and underwater food webs with Chrissy.
- Play the part of a sea ice scientist and use clues from incomplete data from satellites to map the Arctic Ocean.