4th Annual Outreach Event for 6th form students Event
- Time:
- 12:00 - 14:00
- Date:
- 22 November 2013
- Venue:
- Public Lecture - Building 32, Room 1015 Exhibitions and Demonstrations - Building 85, Level 6&7
For more information regarding this event, please email Luke Goater at l.goater@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
Find out more about NEUROSCIENCE research & careers
REGISTRATION from 11.30am, Building 85 (next to café Latte)
PUBLIC LECTURE
12 noon Building 32, Room 1015
Can we stop memory loss in Alzheimer's disease?
Dr Mariana Vargas-Caballero
Dr Marianna Vargas-Caballero holds a prestigious fellowship in the Institute for Life Sciences and has published ground-breaking research in Alzheimer's disease. Find out how neuroscientists are making exciting progress in understanding this devastating disease.
EXHIBITIONS & DEMONSTRATIONS
1 - 2pm Building 85, Level 6&7
The exhibits will focus on research activities in neurodegenerative disease, stroke and rehabilitation, mental health, psychology and neuroengineering. Examples will be provided of how neuroscience research has an important impact on health and well-being for the 21st century.
This will be accompanied by refreshments and opportunities for the students to interact with the speaker and the researchers.
Registration is ESSENTIAL but free of charge.
Contact Luke Goater (L.Goater@soton.ac.uk)