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Programme

Proposed Progamme

Day 1

Welcome

Introduction - Professor Michael Greaves, Head of School of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Life Science and Medicine

Concepts of Translational Medicine

  • Translational Medicine Overview – Professor Steven Heys, Head of Translational Medicine Research Programme, University of Aberdeen
  • The Path from Bench to Bedside – Dr Heather Wallace, Co-ordinator of Post Graduate Studies, University of Aberdeen

Biomarkers in Modern Medicine

  • Imaging Biomarkers – Professor Andy Welch, The John Mallard Scottish PET Centre
  • Molecular Biomarkers – Dr Russell Petty, Clinical Speciality Lead for Oncology and Consultant Medical Oncologist

Tour of the Technology Facilities at the Institute of Medical Sciences and the Clinical Research Facility Suite on the Foresterhill Campus – the guided tour will walk you through the state-of the-art research facilities to understand how technologies advance research from bench to bedside.

  

Day 2

Translational Medicine                          

  • Cardiovascular Pathophysiology – Professor Michael Frenneaux, Regius Chair of Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment – Miss Julie Brittenden, Consultant Vascular Surgeon
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders – Professor David Reid, Head of Division of Applied Medicine and Consultant Rheumatologist
  • Translational Biology of CNS Diseases – Professor Tibor Harkany, SULSA Professor and Sixth Century Chair in Cell Biology

Regenerative Medicine: 21st Century Healthcare

  • Concepts of Regenerative Medicine – Professor Kevin Docherty, MacLeod-Smith Professor of Biochemistry, University of Aberdeen
  • Lessons from Bone Marrow Transplantation – Professor Mark Vickers, Consultant Haematologist
  • Clinical Applications of Regenerative Medicine – Professor Cosimo De Bari, Professor of Translational Medicine and Consultant Rheumatologist, University of Aberdeen

Translational and Regenerative Medicine from the NHS Perspective – Dr Roelf Dijkhuizen, NHS Grampian Medical Director

The Regulatory and Health Technology Assessment Path – Professor Kenneth Paterson, Chairman, Scottish Medicines Consortium