London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine at the Cheltenham Science Festival
The School is taking part in Cheltenham Science Festival again this year. The event runs from 7 – 12 June, celebrating new frontiers and the disruptive thinkers who work at the edges of human ability and understanding. Book your tickets for the following talks, showcasing top experts from the School:
When: Tuesday 7 June 4:30-5:30pm
How does human and animal behaviour keep disease at bay? ‘Disgustologist’ Val Curtis and worm behaviour expert Rachel McMullan show how macaques wash their hands, ants immunise themselves and birds fill their nests with herbs. With live audience experiments, find out how things that make you feel sick to your stomach could actually be protecting you.
When: Tuesday 7 June 8:00-9:00pm
With rising levels of antibiotic resistance, the frightening prospect of a world defenceless to infection could become reality. Bacteria expert Richard Stabler, health economist Joanna Coast and medical historian Emily Mayhew discuss the past, present and future of antibacterials – and whether we can prevent the antibiotic apocalypse.
Emerging Diseases: From Ebola to Zika
When: Thursday 9 June 2:00-3:00pm
Zika is the latest in a long line of diseases that seemingly pop up from nowhere. As faster transport makes the world ever smaller, what can scientists learn from this and previous outbreaks? Ebola co-discoverer Peter Piot, epidemiologist Laura Rodrigues and tropical medicine expert Trudie Lang look at the continuing global effort to understand and respond to new and emerging epidemics.