Theodora, Roxelana and Tansu: A Game of Thrones across 1500 years of Constantinople

You are cordially invited to join the Tufts community in Istanbul and our Alumni travelers from the U.S. for an evening reception and lecture on Theodora, Roxelana and Tansu: A Game of Thrones across 1500 years of Constantinople presented by: Daniel Jay, Professor of Developmental Molecular and Chemical Biology and Adjunct Professor of Drawing and Painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Saturday, October 28th, 2023

 18:00 – 19:00 | Reception to follow 

 Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus

 Harbiye, Cumhuriyet Cd. No:50, 34367 Şişli/İstanbul, Türkiye

Dan Jay is Professor of Developmental Molecular and Chemical Biology and Adjunct Professor of Drawing and Painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He recently served as the Dean of the School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences. Dan earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was a junior fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows and a John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences all at Harvard University. He has published extensively on neuroscience and cancer biology.  He is also an active artist making works at the art-science interface and has exhibited and lectured internationally on the art-science interface. Travel-Learn program spanning 14 days, Dan Jay will explore the history, art and science of this great city from the perspective of the meeting of ideas from east and west.

This event is co-sponsored by Tufts Travel-Learn Program, Tufts Alumni Turkey, and the Office of Alumni Engagement.

To learn more about the Travel-Learn Program please visit our website: https://alumniandfriends.tufts.edu/explore-education-travel/travel-learn-program