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Chemistry, Medicine and History

16 October 2024 10:15-17:00, London, United Kingdom


Introduction

RSC Historical Group Meeting: "Chemistry, Medicine and History"

10.15: Coffee and tea
Session One (chair: John Nicholson)
10.45 Welcome from John Nicholson, Chair of the Historical Group
10.50 Miranda Rosenthal, "Diabetes: An Overview with a Glance at the Chemistry"
11.25 John Dungate, "Diabetes: a History of the Monitoring of Blood and Urine for Glucose"
12.00 Lunch (not provided)
Session Two (chair: Alan Dronsfield)
1.20 Alistair McKenzie, "Chloroform as an Anaesthetic: Some Historical Perspectives"
1.55  Anna Simmons, "Medicine, Chemistry and the Royal Apothecaries: William Thomas Brande and John Nussey"
2.30 Tea and coffee
Session Three (chair: Anna Simmons)
2.55 Tilli Tansey, "Chemists in the Early Pharmaceutical Industry:  A Case Study from Burroughs, Wellcome & Co." 
3.30 Alan Dronsfield, "A History of the Treatment of TB, Principally Using Drugs"
4.05 Sir Simon Campbell, "Science, Art and Drug Discovery: A Personal Perspective"
4.50 Closing remarks by John Nicholson
5.00 Meeting ends

To register for this meeting, please email the HG Secretary at doctor@peterjtmorris.plus.com, giving your name and email address (and also any special requirements). 


 
Venue
The Royal Society of Chemistry

Conference centre, The Royal Society of Chemistry, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA, United Kingdom

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