Cafe Research
Biomedical Research Centre holds a free Café Research event for local people of any age on a quarterly basis. The concept behind the initiative is that local people can pop along to the early evening event, grab a cup of tea or coffee and engage in an interesting discussion on an exciting area of medical research.
The first event, Dark knights, discos, and white blood cells, was held in September 2010. Attendees heard how the specific sets of white blood cells that have long been associated with healthy responses to infections and vaccinations, are in fact probably involved in an enormous variety of diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and many cancers.
In December 2010 Dr Jonathan Davies told us all about future options for dental treatment and in March 2011 Dr Paul Dargan and Dr David Wood discussed the health risks of legal highs.
We have also held cafes about "How blood works" with Consultant Pathologist Dr Bridget Wilkins and "Circulation, how healthy are your legs?" with Dr Ash Patel, Research Fellow in Vascular Surgery.
There are exciting new developments in store for Café Research in Summer 2012. Watch this site or contact us to stay informed about the next Café Research event.
Everyone is welcome to come along and if you have suggestions for future discussion topics, please let us know by emailing brc@gstt.nhs.uk or phone Sophie Auckland on 020 7188 6333.
Demonstrating Science
Twice a year we open our laboratories to local secondary school students for the opportunity to meet researchers and get involved with hands-on experiments and science demonstrations.
Most of the researchers are in the earlier stages of research careers and the afternoons provide an opportunity to practice talking about science and research to a non-science audience. Head of Science from Westminster City School, Mr. Harry Aurora said that "students were taught the concepts of science and how they are used in Medical research; they thoroughly enjoyed interacting with a well planned circus of activities."
If you would like to be added to our database, so that you receive information about any of these future events, email brc@gstt.nhs.uk or phone Sophie Auckland on 020 7188 6333.