We are delighted to be hosting the Biennial John Marks Symposium and Medics and Vets Dinner on Saturday, 3 May 2025. Please see below the final arrangements for the day.
The Dress code for the dinner is lounge suits, rather than black tie as in previous years.
Parking is available at the College in Mare’s Run, near Woodlands Court, accessible via the Girton Road entrance.
Programme
| Time | Event / Speaker |
|---|---|
| 3:20 PM | Reception desk opens – please collect your programme at the reception desk in the Old Kitchens Entrance |
| 3:30 PM | Tea and cake |
| 4:00 PM | Symposium begins |
| 4:00–4:05 PM | Welcome by Dr Fiona Cooke (1989), Official Fellow in Medical Sciences |
| 4:05–4:20 PM | Nick Carter (2019), 6th year medical student on Trauma Surgery in Charlotte Maxeke, Johannesburg. |
| 4:20–5:00 PM | Professor Anne Rosser (1979), Professor of Clinical Neuroscience at Cardiff University: Is brain repair a realistic option for Huntington’s Disease? |
| 5:00–5:15 PM | Gina Fadel (2023), Hammond Science Communication Prize-winning Talk: Lost in the Algorithm: The Silent Crisis of Childhood Cognitive Development |
| 5:15–5:30 PM | Success Anyanwu (2019), 6th year medical student on Inside Roche: My Experience in Swiss Life Sciences & Healthcare Innovation. |
| 5:30–5:45 PM | Filip Twarowski (2022), 3rd year medical student. Filip will talk about his Part II project in Genetics |
| 5:45–6:10 PM | Mr Chang-Bon Man, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals on Complex head and neck reconstruction: How do computers help? |
| 6:10 PM | Concluding Remarks by Rev'd Dr Charlie Bell, Official Fellow in Medicine and Public Theology |
| 6:30 PM | Reception drinks |
| 7:15 PM | Dinner |
| Keynote Speaker: Professor Tom Wilkinson (1989), Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Southampton | |
| Post Dinner | Post-dinner drinks |