How useful are animal models in understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie addiction?
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As a warmup for the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition we have invited one of the teams from the event to tell us about their work.
Dr Matt Parker of Queen Mary, University of London will talk about how studying the impulsive nature of zebrafish can tell us about the cycle of addiction, specifically, the move from occasional drug use to habitual and compulsive drug seeking, withdrawal and relapse. Dr Parker will discuss some of the difficulties associated with treatment, and how understanding more about the genetics and early markers of addiction may help to develop more effective treatments and even prophylactic interventions. |
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Date: Wednesday 26th June 2013
Time: 7pm, for a 7.30pm start
Place: Upstairs at The Lamb, 92 Lambs Conduit Street, WC1N 3LZ [gmap]
Cost: Free
You can learn more about the Zebrafish Neurobiology and Behavioural Genetics Group’s work and their exhibit at http://zebrafish-genetics.tumblr.com/
| Hard to believe, but we once considered heroin a suitable cough suppressant for children, and tapeworms a miracle diet aid! Join us for a tour through the Public Health film archives to find out what health advice was REALLY like in mid-20th century Britain, and just how far we have come in our understanding of disease prevention and treatment.
We will be showing a series of public health films shown from 1942-1968, looking at issues ranging from obesity and smoking to vaccinations. Alongside the films, our panel of medical researchers and science historians will be discussing just how much has changed, helping us to sift the fact from the fiction, and the daft from the downright dangerous. Date: Wednesday 12th June 2012 |
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All films have kindly been provided by the Wellcome Trust and the BFI.
There will be a cash bar on site.
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