ACTIVITIES, KEYNOTES AND EXHIBITIONS
Science Fair Competition
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM | Campus Spine
The Science Fair brings technology and science to the KAUST community and local schools. Come and learn about the science at KAUST with the many different booths manned by TKS students, graduate students, and scientists showcasing science experiments from many various fields
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.
FILM FESTIVAL
Once Upon a Time… Life – War on Toxins
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Discovery Cinema
Dr. Laura McCulloch, from KAUST Health, will introduce and lead the discussion of this screening.
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.