Invite-only event, 15.30 - 20.00, Friday 20 June
Saïd Business School, Oxford
Our networking and learning event, 'Communicating and connecting beyond your sector', will take place on Friday 20 June at the Saïd Business School (Park End Street), Oxford.
The event is by invitation only and is open to Academy Fellows, grant awardees and programme participants.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
- Connect with local Academy Fellows and researchers in academia and industry
- Learn more about the Academy's Fellowship election process, policy work and programmes
- Network with Academy staff, grant awardees and programme participants in an informal setting
The event will be co-hosted by Professor John Primrose FMedSci, Regional Champion for the South East, and Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan FMedSci, Regional Champion for the South West.
Our keynote speaker will be Professor Matthew Wood FMedSci, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre. Matthew is the founder of five biotech spin-out companies working on drug development for rare diseases, and he is a non-executive director of Oxford University Innovation.
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Agenda (speakers are subject to change)
- 15.30: Welcome and refreshments
- 16.00: Opening remarks and introduction to the Academy (Professor Athimalaipet Ramanan FMedSci)
- 16.05: Introduction to the Academy of Medical Sciences (Professor David Adams FMedSci, Academy Registrar)
- 16.30: Career decisions as smart bets: A journey from academia to start-up via big pharma (Dr Kiran Nistala, CMO, Zura Bio)
- 17.00: Future-proofing UK research (Harry Chambers, Policy Manager, Academy of Medical Sciences)
- 17.15: Fellowship election cycle (Russell Crandon, Fellowship Manager, Academy of Medical Sciences)
- 17.30: Break
- 17.40: Trials, challenges and serendipity (Professor Helen McShane FMedSci, Academy of Medical Sciences Council Member and NDM, Oxford)
- 18.00: Drug development for rare genetic diseases: the role of the academic and industry (Professor Matthew Wood FMedSci, Professor of Neuroscience, IDRM/Paediatrics Oxford)
- 18.30: Closing remarks and thanks (Professor John Primrose FMedSci)
- 18.35: Networking and drinks reception (including alcoholic and non-alcoholic options)
- 20:00: Event close