1941 - 2041 – A changing world
This special Norman Heatley lecture, to be presented by Wellcome Trust Director Jeremy Farrar, marks the 75th anniversary of the first human treated with penicillin. The work on its development was done at the Dunn School, and the patient treated at the Radcliffe Infirmary. As the beginning of the antibiotic era, most consider it the defining achievement of 20th century medical research.

Professor Farrar’s background is in tropical infectious diseases and, among other topics, will talk about the global issue of antibiotic resistance.
Date: 1 November 2016, 17:00 (Tuesday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2016)
Venue: Weston Library, Broad Street OX1 3BG
Venue Details: Foyer
Speaker: Professor Jeremy Farrar (Wellcome Trust )
Organising department: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology
Organisers: Melissa Wright (University of Oxford, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology ), Professor Chris Tang (University of Oxford ), Jo Peel (University of Oxford, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology)
Host: Professor Matthew Freeman (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford)
Part of: Heatley Lecture
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Booking required?: Required
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Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Jo Peel, Melissa Wright