Drug origins: where do medicines come from?
- Location
- Library of Birmingham (Heritage Learning Space)
- Dates
- Wednesday 28 January 2015 (13:00-14:00)
- Contact
For more information, please contact the University's Cultural Engagement team at culture@contacts.bham.ac.uk
We are used to taking drugs for all sorts of health reasons. In the last 100 years, the chances of a person living to 100 years old has increased by about 40 times. At least part of the reason for this extended lifespan is the increased availability of highly effective drugs to treat human diseases.
Join Dr Alison Cooper, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, for this lecture exploring the origins of medicines – from discovery to public release.
This event is presented by University of Birmingham as part of Library of Birmingham's Origins Season. On the last Wednesday of the month between January and April 2015, University of Birmingham academics will deliver a series of lunchtime lectures exploring origins from wide-ranging research perspectives.
Venue: Library of Birmingham, Heritage Learning Space, Centenary Square, Birmingham, B1 2ND