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Vaccines - From Concept to Clinic with Oxford Sparks

Why vaccinate? The history and science of vaccination

Vaccine origins, science behind how vaccines work and how outbreaks of diseases can occur if vaccination levels drop too low.
Anthropology

Ecology of undernutrition and infection

Professor Stanley Ulijaszek (University of Oxford) presents a lecture on undernutrition and infection (14 November 2014)
Anthropology

Biocultural approaches to Type 2 diabetes

Stanley Ulijaszek (University of Oxford) presents a lecture on Type 2 diabetes from the Disease Ecology Lecture series (28 November 2014)
Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars

New strategies for disease prevention and management from infancy to old age

Professor Terry Dwyer, Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health and Dr Kazem Rahimi, Deputy Director, The George Institute for Global Health.
NDM International Activities

Diagnosis, Treatment and Disease Epidemiology - The Trefoil Knot

The Newton Abraham Lecture 2014, delivered by Professor Piero Olliaro, Newton Abraham Visiting Professor, University of Oxford.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"There's no place like home" Part 2 - The People of the British Isles

Bruce Winney describes the influx of humans to the British Isles, including the Romans, Anglo Saxons and Vikings. By comparing and contrasting the genetic make-up of patients, researchers can explore how genetics can influence disease.
Alumni Weekend

Why is Oxford Determined to Change the Way We Discover New Medicines?

Chas Bountra, a popular speaker at the recent Meeting Minds: Alumni Weekend in Asia, will explain how Oxford is creating a new ecosystem for drug discovery.
Crisis (Forced Migration Review 45)

FMR 45 Health crises and migration

Individual and collective responses to health crises contribute to an orderly public health response that most times precludes the need for large-scale displacements.
Anthropology

Political ecology of disease

This lecture by Professor Stanley Ulijaszek of ISCA, the University of Oxford, is part of the Disease Ecology series and was delivered on 22 November 2013
Anthropology

Disease transitions

This lecture by Professor Stanley Ulijaszek of ISCA, the University of Oxford, is part of the Disease Ecology series and was presented on 13 November 2013.
Leaders for the world's future - The Rhodes Trust

Fighting the World's Fight: Against Poverty

Mr David Ferreira, Mr Nick Kristof and Dr Mark Suzman discuss fighting poverty at the Rhodes House 110th Anniversary event.
History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems

Smallpox in poetry

Smallpox was rife in the eighteenth century, leaving its mark both on its sufferers, and on the literature of the period. This podcast explores its history in verse.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

Conclusion: How Chemistry Research Impacts Human Health

Wrapping up this series on human health, Dr Emily Flashman talks about her work studying the mechanisms by which our bodies respond to low levels of oxygen.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

Practical Uses of NMR: Exploring Enzymes to Fight Disease

The mutant enzymes that cause disease in our bodies can be combated by chemical inhibitors if we understand how these molecules are interacting.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

Synthesizing Anti-Cancer Drugs from Nature

Chemicals found in nature can have incredibly useful functionality, including anti-malarial and anti-cancer properties. However, they are usually found in small amounts.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

3D Printing and The Structure of Proteins

Using 3D printed molecules, Rok Sekirnik, a DPhil student in the emerging field of chemical biology, shows how protein structures can be determined in some of the Department's most distinctive looking labs.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

Epigenetics and New Anti-Cancer Treatments

At the interface of chemistry, biology, and medicine, Cyrille Thinnes, a DPhil student in the Schofield Group, shares his research into the next generation of anti-cancer treatments.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

Introduction: How Chemistry Research Impacts Human Health

To truly understand disease, we need to understand the underlying chemical processes that direct human biology. Dr Emily Flashman introduces some of the research in the Department of Chemistry that will help improve our health in future.
Oxford Internet Institute - Lectures and Seminars

Twitter-based early warning and risk communication of the swine flu pandemic in 2009 (Knowledge Exchange Seminar)

Patty Kostkova discusses Twitter-based early warning and risk communication of the 2009 swine flu pandemic during a seminar on quantitative methods in social media research held at the OII on 26 September 2012.
Entrepreneurship

Oxford at Said Seminar: Neuroscience

This Oxford at Said seminar showcases some of Oxfords most exciting new research in the area of Neuroscience.

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