The Dow Memorial Lecture 2015
Patrick Vallance, Research and Development lead at GSK will discuss life and healthcare in the era of cures. How many diseases can we cure rather than treat? The answer is, not many. By the end of the century will we be able to cure more? If we can, is society prepared to discuss how that is valued, who has access to cures and who should pay for restorative health?
Science is evolving and is offering glimpses of cures in hard-to-treat diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis, some cancers, and rar
6pm - 7pm. Free.
Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, Old Hawkhill, Angus DD1 5EN
Mon 19 Oct 2015