Pain and Lessons from the Naked Mole-Rat

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• Dr Ewan St. John Smith
• Wednesday 25 January 2017, 19:30-20:30
• Latimer Room (Staircase E), Old Court, Clare College, Trinity Lane.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Navin Ramakrishna.

Come hear from neuropharmocologist Dr Ewan St. John Smith, in our first talk of Lent Term, on the peculiarities of the strange-looking naked mole-rat, an unusual cold-blooded and eusocial rodent. Lessons can be had from these “sand puppies”, as they’re also known as, from their unique way of pain sensation to their longevity and immunity to cancer. Wine and cheese will be provided!

Dr Smith is a group leader at the Department of Pharmacology, Cambridge, a member of the Naked Mole-Rat Initiative and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College.

This talk is part of the Whiston Society Science Talks series.

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