Medical Detectives 2011

The Medical Detectives lecture series commences this year on 22 September. The lectures take place at 6 pm in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Teviot Place.

They are free, but registration is necessary:

The lecture series is inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an alumni of Edinburgh's Medical School. The lectures highlight the University of Edinburgh's internationally acclaimed medical research, revealing the detective work required to understand mysteries in this field.

Pesticide Deaths in Asia : Looking for the Clues in Prevention

Speaker: Michael Eddleston, Reader in Clinical Toxicology and Scottish Senior Clinical Research Fellow

Thursday 22 September 2011, 6.00pm

Thursday 22 September 2011, 7.00pm

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The Curious Tale of the Undead: From Potatoes to Cancer

Speaker: David Harrison, Honorary Consultant Pathologist, Lothian University Hospital NHS Division and Professor and Head of Pathology

Thursday 6 October 2011, 6.00pm

Thursday 6 October 2011, 7.00pm

Solving Fragile X Syndrome : Looking for Clues in Brain Development

Speaker: Peter Kind, Professor and Co-Director of the Patrick Wild Centre for Research into Autism, Fragile X Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities

Thursday 20 October 2011, 6.00pm

Thursday 20 October 2011, 7.00pm

Solving the Mysteries of Paget's Disease

Speaker: Stuart Ralston, Arthritis Research UK Professor of Rheumatology

Thursday 3 November 2011, 7.00pm

Thursday 3 November 2011, 8.00pm

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