15.30, Tuesday 13 September 2022
Hosted by the Academy President, this online event offers an opportunity to hear a series of talks from Fellows elected this year. We hope Fellows and the community of Academy grant awardees and programme participants will take this opportunity to join us and hear about the amazing research of some of our newest Fellows.
This event will he held on Zoom.
The programme for the afternoon with timings of individual talks is provided below. After each presentation there will be an opportunity for questions.
Programme:
15:30: Introduction
15.35: Health for all childbearing women and newborn infants: science, collaboration,
participation, action
Professor Mary Renfrew OBE FRSE FMedSci
Emerita Professor of Mother and Infant Health, University of Dundee
15.55: Life after stroke: Light from the CogFAST study
Professor Rajesh Kalaria FMedSci
Professor of Cerebrovascular Pathology (Neuropathology), Newcastle University
16.15: Reaching the WHO elimination targets for schistosomiasis: the importance of
a One Health perspective
Professor Joanne Webster FMedSci
Chair of Parasitic Disease, Royal Veterinary College
16.35 - 17.00 Break
17.00: 87 and 360: Mortality measured in months
Professor Hugh Montgomery OBE FMedSci
Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London
17.20: A `site-seeing' tour of molecular mode of actions to help us find better
drugs faster
Dr Chun-Wa Chung FMedSci FMedSci
Senior Director and UK Head of Structural and Biophysical Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline
17.40: Which is the chicken,which is the egg? The surprising science of relationships
in struggling families
Professor Helen Minnis FMedSci
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Glasgow
18.00: Close
Attendance at this event is limited to Academy Fellows and our careers scheme participants. Registration is required in order to receive connecton details for the afternoon.
This event will adhere to the Academy's Safe Space Policy.
Closer to the event, a full programme of presentation titles and abstracts will be available on this page. For queries relating to this event or your registration, please contact alison.rojo@acmedsci.ac.uk.