BARTS BACK TO ROME – BARTS 900 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

Description

Organised in collaboration with Campus Bio-Medico
University of Rome, and taking place in the stunning Basilica San Bartolomeo in
Rome, this event celebrates 900 years of Barts Hospital and highlight its
origins in Rome. With talks delivered by London and Rome based staff covering
both historical and medical topics this event spotlights the international
connection and shared heritage of both institutions.

Scientific
agenda

09.00-09.15	Opening	Professor Sir Mark Caulfield Professor Paolo Pozzilli Professor David Leslie
09.15-09.25	Institutional welcome by UK Embassy
09.25-09.35	A welcome address by the Rector of Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome	Professor Eugenio Guglielmelli
09.35-09.55	The History of Barts and Rome	Professor Charles Knight
09.55-10.15	Rahere and Medicine in the 12th Century	Professor Virginia Davis
10.15-10.35	Barts the Great in London	Fr Marcus Walker
10.35-10.55	The Basilica of San Bartolomeo at the time of Rahere	Professor Alessandra Milella
10.55-11.25	*Coffee Break*
11.25-12.25	Common Chronic Disease – Autoimmunity Chairs: Professors Aine McKnight and Ahuva Nissim
11.25-11.40	Autoinflammatory Diseases	Professor Mauro Perretti
11.40-11.55	Diabetes: Barts, Fate and Miasma	Professor David Leslie
11.55-12.10	Stratified medicine in Rheumatoid arthritis	Professor Costantino Pitzalis
12.10-12.25		Panel Discussion
12.25-13.25	Common Chronic Disease – Macrovascular Disease Chairs: Doctor Antonio Creta and Professor Federica Marelli-Berg
12.25-12.40	Transforming Genomics in Healthcare	Professor Sir Mark Caulfield
12.40-12.55	Making an impact in the prevention of cardiovascular disease	Professor Sir Nicholas Wald
12.55-13.10	Innate Immunity Inflammation and Cancer	Professor Alberto Mantovani
13.10-13.25		Panel Discussion
13.25-13.35	Final Remarks	Professor Paolo Pozzilli
		Professor Charles Knight

Collaborators in organising the symposium are Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, the Biomedical University Foundation, the Fondazione Policlinico Campus Biomedico and the Centro
Internazionale Studi Diabete, Rome Italy.

For further information
and enquiries please contact:

London: VP Health Office, Queen Mary University of
London – vp-health@qmul.ac.uk

Rome: Ms Alessia Addessi, Med-Ex Learning – alessia.addessi@medexlearning.com