KEYNOTE LECTURE SERIES
Medicine: The Need for Personal Care
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Auditorium (bldg. 20)
The Science Museum holds what is widely regarded as the largest and the finest museum collection relating to medicine in the world. In November 2019, this collection went on display at the Science Museum in London in the largest space dedicated to Medicine internationally. In this keynote, Natasha McEnroe, keeper of medicine at the Science Museum, will capture the essence of this series of new galleries, examining how important milestones in our search for individualized health have altered over time.
Digital Health Panel Discussion
Monday, January 20 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Auditorium (building 20) | 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.
Microbiota: The amazing powers of the gut (2019)
8:00 PM – 9:15 PM | Discovery Cinema
Recent discoveries about the micro-universe nestled in our guts have enabled us to better understand such diverse conditions as diabetes, obesity, inflammatory bowel diseases, some types of cancer, and even autism and depression. Dr. Adeel Ahmad -from KAUST Health- and microbiologist Mona Alsomali will introduce and lead the discussion of this screening.
DON’T MISS OUT ON TOMORROW’S EVENTS!
Keynote Lecture Series: The Leap Towards Personalized Medicine and the 4th Industrial Revolution: What’s Coming?
January 22 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Auditorium (bldg. 20)
A keynote lecture by Mark Kendall, Entrepreneurial Professor at the Australian National University. Professor Kendall is a 2012 Awards for Enterprise Rolex Laureate for pioneering efforts to expand knowledge and improve human life.
Lecture: Do We Have a Chance to Win the Battle Against the Superbugs Menace?
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Auditorium (bldg. 20)
A lecture by Hosam Zowawi, Honorary Fellow, UQ Centre for Clinical Research at The University of Queensland, 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise Young Laureate, and a Next Generation Leader by TIME Magazine.
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