Regenerative medicine experts questioned by Lords Science and Technology Committee
6 November 2012
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will, next week, take evidence from representatives of the Department of Health, the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust and the British Heart Foundation as part of their inquiry into Regenerative Medicine
The Committee will also hear from senior academics and clinicians from University College London and King's College London.
- Parliament TV: Regenerative medicine
- Inquiry: Regenerative medicine
- Science and Technology Committee
The witnesses will be asked about funding for translational research in regenerative medicine, challenges undertaking this research, appropriate funding priorities and whether there is adequate support for researchers to set up clinical trials.
Witnesses
Tuesday 6 November, Committee Room 4, House of Lords.
At 10.40am:
- Prof Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health
- Sir John Savill, Chief Executive, Medical Research Council
- Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust
- Professor Peter Weissberg, Medical Director, British Heart Foundation
At 11.35am:
- Professor Robin Ali, Professor of Human Molecular Genetics, UCL
- Professor Graham Lord, Professor of Medicine and Head of Department of Experimental Immunobiology, King’s College London (KCL); Honorary Consultant in Nephrology and Transplantation and Director of NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, KCL
- Sir John Tooke, Vice Provost (Health), Head of the Medical School and Academic Director of the Academic Health Science Centre, UCL