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: Registration 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 Watch this lecture on You Tube 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 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 Publication date 18 Jun, 2015
