Oxford Biomedical Research Centre Open Day

Thursday, 18 March 2010 3:00pm

15.00-19.00 Interactive displays and information booths to visit in the four corners of the West Wing atrium.

Interactive art and science corner, short talks, debates, competitions and giveaways

Get Involved Corner: General information on getting involved in research

Afternoon Introduction
15.00 – 15.05 Welcome– West Wing atrium Prof Keith Channon, Director Oxford BRC
15.05 – 15.20 Involvement in Research – why do it? Geoff Thomas – Geoff Thomas Foundation

15.30 – 17.00 School’s Session: Level 2 Teaching Suite `The Gift’ Video – discussion on the ethics of genetic selection Dr Jenny Taylor / Dr Mark Sheehan

Evening Introduction
17.30 – 18.00 Public welcome: NIHR/ORH Trust NIHR representative Dame Fiona Caldicott, Chair of ORH NHS Trust

Café talks – League of Friends Cafe – Level LG1
17.00 – 17.30 Café talks 1: Pregnancy Research Prof Chris Redman and Hazel Meacher

18.00-18.30 Café talks 2: Infection Control Prof Derrick Crook

18.00 – 19.00 Panel Discussion: Ageing and Research Level 2 teaching suite – Children’s Hospital Prof Gordon Wilcox (chair) dementia research Dr Paresh Vyas – blood cancer in older people
Dr Bernard Prendergast – TAVI an alternative to open heart surgery
Dr Heidi Johansen Berg – stroke rehabilitation

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