Medical Detectives 2013
The Medical Detectives lecture series commences this year on 26th September. The lectures take place at 6pm in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place.
They are free, but registration is necessary:
A series of lectures, inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, will highlight the University of Edinburgh’s internationally acclaimed medical research and show that keen detective work is still essential for 21st century doctors.
Curing leukaemia: mustard gas, guinea pigs and DNA
Speaker: Dr Angela Thomas
Thursday 26 September 2013, 6.00pm
Thursday 26 September 2013, 7.00pm
The case of the vanishing yellow man
Speaker: Professor Stephen Wigmore
Thursday 10 October 2013, 6.00pm
Thursday 10 October 2013, 7.00pm
Scanning for a Diagnostic Test for Schizophrenia
Speaker: Professor Stephen Lawrie
Thursday 24 October 2013, 6.00pm
Thursday 24 October 2013, 7.00pm
Why doesn't the brain repair itself?
Speaker: Professor Charles Ffrench-Constant
Thursday 7 November 2013, 7.00pm
Thursday 7 November 2013, 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
- Street
The Queen's Medical Research Institute
University of Edinburgh- City
- Edinburgh
- Post Code
- EH16 4TJ
Related Links
Medical Detectives