Previous events
2023
Touching a raw nerve: Controversies in the field of chronic pain
Inaugural lecture from Professor Andrew Dilley
Chronic pain remains a clinical enigma. Why do some patients describe debilitating pain that is life changing, yet with no obvious cause?
Professor Andrew Dilley took us on a journey as he tried to unravel the complexities of chronic musculoskeletal pain. He explored how inflammation can drive changes in our peripheral nerves that contribute to symptoms, and how these changes may be common to a plethora of painful conditions.
Individualising chaos: Prescribing drugs in high stakes environments
Inaugural lecture from Professor Barbara Philips
2022
The Silent Teacher: Lessons from Dissection
Inaugural lecture from Professor Claire F Smith
2019
How psycho-oncology research helps patients with cancer
Making dreams a reality: Eliminating Hepatitus C Virus and Improviing Sympton Burden in Cirrhosis
How to reinvent primary care from the bottom up: engaging communities
2018
Epidemiology - the art and science of reducing cancer risk and promoting health and wellbeing
Inaugural lecture with Prof Anjum Memon
A tail of (RNA) degradation: managing the OFF switch
Inaugural lecture from Professor Sarah Newbury
Development of an organism from egg to adult requires sets of genes to be switched on and off at particular times and in the correct order. If genes are not switched off when necessary, cells can continue to multiply in an uncontrolled way leading to cancer. Gene regulation is also crucial in controlling the balance between renewal of stem cells and pathways to cell specialisation which are required to form the particular cells and tissues in the body. Since stem cells have a vast potential in regenerative medicine for the replacement of defective tissue, the understanding of gene control is crucial for harnessing the potential of these cells. Therefore studying the mechanisms whereby genes are switched off (as well as on) is vitally important for providing basic knowledge that has potential to lead to novel therapeutics.
2017
Infection in Modern Medicine