HYMS conference spotlights region’s research
Posted on 5 March 2007
The 2007 HYMS Research Conference will take place on Thursday 8 March at the Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse.
The new Dean of the Hull York Medical School, Professor Ian Greer, will be among a list of influential speakers at the event and he will focus on developing medical research in HYMS.
Professor Greer said: "I’m really looking forward to attending and speaking at the 2007 HYMS Research Conference. It is an excellent opportunity for all the researchers working in our region to get together and share their aspirations and progress.
[This conference] is an excellent opportunity for all the researchers working in our region to get together and share their aspirations and progress
Professor Ian Greer
"It is also a great opportunity for me, personally, as the new Dean of HYMS, to meet them and find out more about their work."
Professor Mark Ferguson, Chief Executive of Renovo Plc, will talk on theChallenges, opportunities and implementation of translational research. Renovo is a Biotechnology Company spun out of the University of Manchester, which is developing novel pharmaceutical therapies to prevent scarring or accelerate healing following wounding.
The conference provides an excellent opportunity for those involved in health research across the HYMS region to come together and discuss their work; capitalising on regional strengths and forging new links. Researchers will also have the opportunity to present completed and on-going research through poster presentations, which delegates are able to browse and discuss at their leisure throughout the day.
For further information and details of how to register please see the HYMS Research Website www.research.hyms.ac.uk
Notes to editors:
- HYMS is a joint venture between the Universities of Hull and York and the NHS. It admitted its first medical students in 2003 and is consolidating its research base with strong collaborative links in and between the two universities and clinicians in the region. Students at HYMS are based at one of the two universities for their first two years, and have clinical placements in primary care and hospitals in North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
- More information on Renovo is available at www.renovo.com