For the eighth Andrew Carnegie Lecture, we are delighted to welcome Professor Dame Linda Partridge to the University of Glasgow. The Andrew Carnegie Lecture Series, funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, aims to bring some of the world's most important thinkers to Scotland to engage with local audiences in a vibrant exchange of knowledge and ideas in the arts, sciences, education and international affairs.
Professor Dame Linda Partridge - Royal Society's Croonian Prize Lecture recipient and Director of the Institute of Healthy Ageing at UCL - will deliver a lecture titled: Can we cure ageing?
Professor Dame Linda Partridge FRS FRSE FMedSci works on the biology of ageing. Her research is directed at understanding the mechanisms by which a healthy lifespan can be extended in laboratory model organisms and humans. Her work has focussed in particular on the role of nutrient-sensing pathways, such as the insulin/insulin-like growth factor signalling pathway, and on the role of diet.
Full event information can be found online.
Event information:
Date: Thursday 3 October 2019
Venue: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow
Doors open: 5.30pm
Lecture starts: 6.00pm
Drinks reception: 7.15pm
Event concludes: 8.00pm
This lecture is free and open to the public, and tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis.
