The launch was also an opportunity for the Institute’s up and coming early career researchers to showcase their work; such as Dr Lisa Hill who recently presented her innovative neuroinflammation research at the Houses of Parliament, and Dr Rahul Mahida who has just been awarded a prestigious Clinical Research Training Fellowship from the Medical Research Council. The remaining lectures were given by senior researchers from the key themes within the Institute, namely: Ageing, Trauma, Rheumatology, Respiratory disease, Neurotrauma and Neuroinflammation, ophthalmology and Critical Care.