KEYNOTE LECTURES
Disease is a Personal Matter
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Auditorium (bldg. 20)
A keynote lecture by Chih-Ming Ho, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Bioengineering at UCLA. He was the Director of the NASA supported Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration and the Center for Cell Control at UCLA and is a professor in interdisciplinary fields, which span from aerodynamics to AI-medicine.
FILM FESTIVAL
Once Upon a Time… Life – The Muscles and the Fat
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Discovery Cinema
Dr. Muhammad Shafiq, from KAUST Health, will introduce and lead the discussion of this screening.
LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS
Lecture: The Benefits of Raw Food
Monday, January 20, 2020 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Building 9, lecture hall 2
What are the benefits of vitality and how to cook raw? With which ingredients? What equipment? Is it complicated? Learn more about the benefits of raw food and ask your questions to Naturawchef® Marie-Sophie L.
Digital Health Panel Discussion
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Auditorium (building 20)
As part of the KAUST Research Conference Digital Health 2020, this interactive panel discussion, moderated by. Prof. Takashi Gojobori, and co-moderated by Dr. Fadwa Attiga, will allow participants to exchange ideas on innovation, technology and the future of medicine with in-Kingdom experts and leaders in their fields.
Back to the Future: Modern Medicine Meets Ancient Healthcare
Monday, January 20, 2020 | 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Auditorium (bldg. 20)
Dr. Bunhead follows the history of 35 trillion cells made from 7 octillion atoms harvested from millions of stars across our galaxy that will be working together to give this talk. What are we made of? How do we juggle these atoms to stay healthy and prevent illness arising? What happens when our body’s atomic acrobatics goes wrong? Is it possible to talk about medicine and still make things explode on stage?
