Since 1913, the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) has driven global medical breakthroughs, including DNA structure, monoclonal antibodies, and MRI, earning 32 Nobel prizes.
This lecture discusses the current state of Planetary Health, where human development indicators are improving while natural life support systems are eroding.
Sir Jeffrey Cheah Distinguished Speakers Series: Re-socializing our understanding of disease: The social anatomy of the HIV and TB epidemics in southern Africa by Professor Keshavjee and Professor Becerra.
The traditional model for biomedical discovery funded by a single government agency or foundation has served us well for many decades but it is not equipped to address the big global challenges we face.
While artificial intelligence has been developed for some time, it was the remarkable breakthrough and the availability to mass usage that has aroused the interests of many people, including individuals, industries and government entities.
Mitochondrial dysfunction is seen in many common and rare diseases, but given their central role in cell homeostasis, it remains puzzling why this targets some cell-types and not others.
The computational techniques of atomistic simulation and machine learning (ML) offer an avenue to rapidly invent new materials which is vital for addressing pressing societal challenges in health, energy and sustainability.
Recent advances in biotechnology coupled with a rapidly increasing understanding of the fundamental genetic causes of disease are not only identifying those at risk of disease but also revealing new drug targets.
Recent advances in epigenetics and epigenomics have a tremendous impact on our understanding of biological phenomena and have galvanized the research of complex diseases, notably cancer.
