The third lecture of our Health and Healthcare series will take place today, Wednesday, 7 September at the King’s Fund, London from 17:15.
The event will focus on respiratory health and will discuss how the University of Southampton is creating and developing more targeted treatments for asthma and driving cross-sector collaborations.
This event will also explore how our world-leading research and partnerships in this field benefits society, both now and in the future.
The lecture will include keynotes from:
- Professor Ratko Djukanovic, Professor of Medicine at the University of Southampton and Director of the Southampton NIHR Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit.
- Professor Stephen Holgate, Medical Research Council Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology and Honorary Consultant Physician.
- Professor Jeffrey Drazen, The New England Journal of Medicine, Editor in chief New England Medical Journal, Senior physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Distinguished Parker B Francis Professor of Medicine Harvard Medical School.
There will also be a panel discussion featuring the aforementioned speakers, as well as:
- Dr Samantha Walker, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Research and Policy at Asthma UK.
- Professor Donna Davies, Professor of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Southampton.
- Alison Long, Patient representative.
A live-stream of the event will be available to watch here from 17:15 on Wednesday 7 September.
