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Hi all,

 

London (or nearby) based list-members may be interested in this event.

 

Science Question Time: Future of Drugs

http://www.biochemistry.org/PublicAffairs/Events/ScienceQuestionTimeOctober2011.aspx

 

Tuesday 25 October 2011

Lecture Theatre 1, New Hunt's House, Guy's Campus, King's College London

 

18:30 - 19:00  Registration

19:00 - 20:30  Science Question Time

Discussions will then continue in a local pub

 

Science Question Time is an exciting venture between the Biochemical Society, the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) and staff at Imperial College London. At this, the fifth Science Question Time in London, we're inviting speakers and the audience to discuss the future of pharmaceuticals. This event forms part of the London Science Festival (LSF) events programme.

 

Speakers:

Chair - Professor Clive Page

Clive is Professor of Pharmacology at King’s College London.

 

Professor David Fox

David is a Science Associate at the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

 

James Peach

James is Director of Stratified Medicine at Cancer Research UK.

 

Becky Purvis

Becky is Head of Policy at the Association of Medical Research Charities

 

Dr Ilina Singh

Ilina Singh is Reader in Bioethics and Society at the London School of Economics & Political Science.

 

You can follow Science Question Time on Twitter. During the event following the hashtag #SciQT provides both a rich source of commentary and a way for you to join the discussion.

 

Registration:

Science Question Time is free and open to everyone, but we ask that you please reserve your place online in advance. The LSF team have created a registration page here.

 

Asking questions:

This event relies on your questions. You can use the form on the Biochemical Society website to submit them in advance or you can ask them on the night.



Best,

James

 


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