How Does an Engineer Approach Problems of Health and Medicine?

Vikram Yadav will speak about his learnings about the human brain and his lab’s attempts to reverse engineer the organ to study neurodegeneration and discover new therapeutics.
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    Vikram Yadav, Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC
    Coach House, Green College, UBC

    Tuesday, March 1, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow
    in the series
    Green College Leading Scholars' Series
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  • Vikram Yadav will speak about his learnings about the human brain and his lab’s attempts to reverse engineer the organ to study neurodegeneration and discover new therapeutics. The talk will end with a discussion regarding the limits of these technologies. In particular, where should society and scientists draw the line?
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When
March 1st, 2016 from  5:00 PM to  6:30 PM
Location
Piano Lounge
6201 Cecil Green Park Road
Green College, UBC
Vancouver, BC V6T1Z1
Canada
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Phone: 604-822-8660
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Speaker Series Green College Leading Scholars' Series
Short Title Problems of Health and Medicine?
Speaker (new) Vikram Yadav, Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC
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Speaker Affiliation Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC
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