Let's talk about...new treatments
Join us for Let's Talk About: New Treatments
Public talks for everyone
Air pollution, nanoparticles and heart attacks: the good the bad and the tiny
Speakers: Dr Nick Mills, University/ BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science and Professor Ken Donaldson University/MRC Centre for Inflammation Research.
Wednesday 12 December 2012, 5.30pm
Wednesday 12 December 2012, 6.30pm
Life and death of cancer cells in their natural habitat: the microscopic world of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Speakers: Professor Chris Gregory and Dr John Goodlad, University / MRC Centre for Inflammation Research.
Wednesday 16 January 2013, 5.30pm
Wednesday 16 January 2013, 6.30pm
Unraveling the legend of Prometheus: how can we help livers regenerate?
Speakers: Dr David Hay MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Dr Neil Henderson MRC Centre for Inflammation Research
Wednesday 20 February 2013, 5.30pm
Wednesday 20 February 2013, 6.30pm
Sick placentae and soaring blood pressure – the medical conundrum of pre-eclampsia
Speakers: Dr Fiona Dennison and Dr Guillermina Girardi, University of Edinburgh / MRC Centre for Reproductive Health.
Wednesday 20 March 2013, 5.30pm
Wednesday 20 March 2013, 6.30pm
Developing a drug for the diseases of ageing
Speakers: Professor Brian Walker and Dr Scott Webster, BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science.
Wednesday 17 April 2013, 4.30pm
Wednesday 17 April 2013, 5.30pm
At each talk there will be two 20-minute presentations followed by a 20-minute question time.
Coffee and tea from 4.45pm and wine after each talk.
All talks to be held in The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, next to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ. Buses to Little France: Numbers: 8, 18, 21, 24, 33, 38, X48 (park and ride) 49, 86 and X95.
For information and booking, please see the Events booking page of the University website:
Patients and public welcome