Medical Detectives 2011
The Medical Detectives lecture series commences this year on 22 September. The lectures take place at 6 pm in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place.
They are free, but registration is necessary:
The lecture series is inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an alumni of Edinburgh's Medical School. The lectures highlight the University of Edinburgh's internationally acclaimed medical research, revealing the detective work required to understand mysteries in this field.
Pesticide Deaths in Asia : Looking for the Clues in Prevention
Speaker: Michael Eddleston, Reader in Clinical Toxicology and Scottish Senior Clinical Research Fellow
Thursday 22 September 2011, 6.00pm
Thursday 22 September 2011, 7.00pm
The Curious Tale of the Undead: From Potatoes to Cancer
Speaker: David Harrison, Honorary Consultant Pathologist, Lothian University Hospital NHS Division and Professor and Head of Pathology
Thursday 6 October 2011, 6.00pm
Thursday 6 October 2011, 7.00pm
Solving Fragile X Syndrome : Looking for Clues in Brain Development
Speaker: Peter Kind, Professor and Co-Director of the Patrick Wild Centre for Research into Autism, Fragile X Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities
Thursday 20 October 2011, 6.00pm
Thursday 20 October 2011, 7.00pm
Solving the Mysteries of Paget's Disease
Speaker: Stuart Ralston, Arthritis Research UK Professor of Rheumatology
Thursday 3 November 2011, 7.00pm
Thursday 3 November 2011, 8.00pm
Enquiries
Jane Weaver
Logistics Manager & CMVM Public Engagement Co-ordinator
- College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
Contact details
- Work: 0131 242 6601
- Email: jane.weaver@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Address
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The Queen's Medical Research Institute
University of Edinburgh- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH16 4TJ