The Impact of Science on Human Health

This session is part of Aalto University Academic Summit, where world's top experts set to meet in 18–19 November.

Science has impacted human health and wellbeing profoundly, and the prospects for the future are even more dramatic, with concepts such as personalized medicine, functional brain mapping, and novel technologies for healthcare. The session discusses the outlook of science in the service of human health and wellbeing.

Chair: Risto Nieminen, Academician, Dean, Aalto University School of Science

Four lectures à 20 minutes summarised with a 30 minutes discussion with:
Sir Colin Blakemore, Professor of Neuroscience & Philosophy, University of London
Jonathan Knowles, Visiting professor, University of Oxford and University of Helsinki. Former Member of the Executive Committee and Head of Group Research at Hoffmann-La Roche, Professor (Em.) of Translational Research, EPFL Switzerland.
Aarno Palotie, Professor, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the Massachusetts General Hospital, Research Director of the Human Genomics Program, Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Helsinki
Riitta Hari, Aalto Distinguished Professor, Academician of Science, Aalto University, Member of the US National Academy of Sciences

Registration here.

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The Academic Summit will convene seven sessions over two days, which will address the issue of the impact that universities make from different perspectives. The sessions will be attended by an international cohort of experts in innovation and representatives of the business sector and academia.

The Aalto University Academic Summit: “The Impact of Universities on Economic Growth” will be accompanied by the 31st World Cultural Council Award Ceremony.