Events from 2018. Mending myelin: orchestrating brain repair in MS Professor Anna Williams will discuss how studying human MS brain tissue and laboratory models of remyelination can increase our understanding of how this repair process works and why it fails Prions: ninja pathogens and immune system hijackers Professor Neil Mabbott will discuss research showing how prions exploit the immune system to infect the body, and how the spread of prions to the brain might be prevented. Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why? Professor Devi Sridhar will discuss the crucial role of international institutions in relation to global health, who pays for these efforts and how we can work together as a global community through these institutions. Fuelling inflammation: oxygen, metabolism and neutrophils Professor Sarah Walmsley will discuss research detailing how oxygen and nutrients regulate the inflammatory response. Let's talk about health lecture series 2018/19 The series resumes on 10 October 2018, this year partnering up with colleagues at the The Dick Vet School for two additional talks on animal health. A preview of Edinburgh International Science Festival 2018 The College has a strong representation at this year’s Science Festival. Here’s your quick guide to who, what, where and when. This article was published on 2024-09-09
