We are delighted to present Professor Alberto Mantovani as our first speaker in the 2022 Almroth Wright lecture series, to talk on: Innate immunity and inflammation: from cancer to COVID-19
This will be a hybrid event:
- In person: Rothschild Lecture Theatre, St Mary’s campus (2nd floor, Medical School building, Norfolk Place)
- Joining online: The event will also be live streamed.
About the speaker: Alberto Mantovani, MD, is Emeritus Professor at Humanitas University and Scientific Director of the Istituto Clinico Humanitas. He trained and worked at the Chester Beatty Research Institute, London, UK, and at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA. He served as Head of Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Istituto Mario Negri, Milan, Italy. He has contributed to the advancement of knowledge in the field of Immunology formulating new paradigms and identifying new molecules and functions. He is one of the most quoted immunologists. For his research activity he has received several national and international awards.
About the lecture series: The Almroth Wright Lectures are an annual series of lectures held on Tuesdays in May, at the St Mary’s Campus of Imperial College. They are given by distinguished academics in diverse fields of experimental medicine and pathology, particularly in immunology and infection. Prof Mantovani’s lecture is the first of four lectures this year:
- Tuesday 3 May, 17:00 | Innate immunity and inflammation: from cancer to COVID-19 | hybrid | Professor Alberto Mantovani, Emeritus Professor, Humanitas University; Scientific Director, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas; Chair of Inflammation and Therapeutic Innovation, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University | More information and register
- Tuesday 10 May, 17:00 | hybrid | Professor Deborah Dunn-Walters, Professor of Immunology, University of Surrey | More information and register
- Tuesday 17 May, 17:00 | hybrid | Professor Muzlifah Haniffa, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science, Lister Institute Prize Fellow, Professor of Dermatology and Immunology, Newcastle University | More information and register
- Tuesday 24 May, 17:00 | online only | Professor Henry Mwandumba, Professor of Medicine and Deputy Director, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi College of Medicine | More information and register
To register for individual talks, please use the links above. Alternatively, use this form to register for multiple or all the events.
We are excited that, after the past two years of holding the lectures online, we will resume these as in person meetings at the Rothschild Lecture Theatre, St Mary’s Medical School. Live streaming will also be available for those who cannot join in person. Note, Professor Mwandumba’s lecture will be online only.
These above speakers join the list of more than 100 distinguished researchers who have participated since 1996.