Diseases of the 21st Century
This is a 10-day online course aimed at undergraduate, recent graduate and postgraduate students with teaching delivered Mon-Fri from 24 August - 4 September 2020
This is a fascinating programme for students interested in applying for (or recently enrolled in) medical school or in carrying out biomedical research at UK or international universities. The course lecturers will show how fundamental research can be applied to push forward healthcare, using biochemical and genetic technologies in drug and vaccine design and diagnostics. We will focus on diseases which have been identified as major pathologies in the current century.
Infectious diseases: Covid-19, Tuberculosis
Metabolic diseases: Diabetes, Atherosclerosis

Lectures will cover fundamental research, translational research in medicine, pathophysiology, and ethical/social aspects of healthcare. Students can choose a specific topic within these areas to focus on in more depth. They will also gain experience in assessing evidence from clinical trials and the management of risk in medicine.
Date: 24 August 2020, 8:30 (Monday, 18th week, Trinity 2020)
Venue: Venue to be announced
Speakers: Professor David Harris (D. Phil, Emeritus Fellow in Biochemistry, St Anne’s College), Dr Carol Lole-Harris (Chief Medical Advisor, FJRE and Lecturer at St Anne’s College), Dr Benjamin Harris (Oncologist and founder of SmashMedicine educational platform)
Organising department: Lady Margaret Hall
Organiser: LMH Vacation Programmes (Lady Margaret Hall)
Organiser contact email address: vacation.programmes@lmh.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.lmh.ox.ac.uk/summer-programmes/diseases-21st-century
Cost: £700
Audience: The course is aimed at undergraduate, recent graduate and postgraduate students
Editor: Iveta Simera