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EVENT FORMAT
Keynote
2020
Januar y
12-2 3
MEDICINE: THE NEED FOR PERSONAL CARE
DESCRIPTION
The Science Museum holds what is widely regarded as the largest and the finest museum collection relating to med-
icine in the world. In November 2019, this collection went on display at the Science Museum in London in the largest
space dedicated to Medicine internationally. Using the historic objects collected by Henry Wellcome as well as the
Science Museum’s own medical collections, these spectacular new galleries will provide perspective into the impor-
tance of treating each unique individual for their good health and wellbeing. Lead Curator and Keeper of Medicine
Natasha McEnroe will capture the essence of this series of new galleries, examining how important milestones in our
search for individualized health have altered over time. Throughout history, medical practitioners and scientists have
examined the human body in an attempt to understand its workings and its dysfunctions. Through experiment, im-
agery and measuring the body, important understanding and improvements to health care have been reached. Tech-
nological advances such as X-ray crystallography allowed scientists to understand the smallest molecules that form
us all. Communicating public health issues and examining places of care where the individual can be best supervised
are issues for the global community. This talk will examine personalized medicine, examining closely how each per-
son has a unique health history, how to best treat them, and how our attitudes have changed over the centuries.
SPEAKER Natasha McEnroe
Keeper of the medicine Collections and Principal curator of the Medecine Galleries.
London Science Museum