We are pleased to announce the UCL School of Pharmacy ‘Spices and Medicine Symposium and Peter Bradley Lecture 2025’!

                                  

                Spice and Medicine Symposium with the Peter Bradley Lecture 2025

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Hybrid event:

Online and In-person: Christopher Ingold Building, Chemistry Lecture Theatre

20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ

Online Registration Opens on 12/05/2024

 

 

Full programme details (12/06/2025)

 

• 1330 - 1400: Arrival

• 1400 - 1445: Short Lectures                                                                                                                                                        

Dr Rachael Frost (Liverpool John Moores University): 'What is the evidence base for over the counter products for depression, anxiety and insomnia? A comprehensive scoping review'

Dr Banaz Jalil (School of Pharmacy, UCL): 'Are the capsules dissolving? The quality of Lavandula herbal medicinal products and its impact on managing anxiety, stress, and sleep disorders'

• 1445 - 1530: Peter Bradley Lecture

Peter Bradley Lecture by Prof Silke Cameron: 'Japanese Kampo Medicine Today – Can It Help to Solve Our Healthcare Challenges?'

Prof Silke Cameron, PD Dr. Med., M.A. 1990-1992 - Study of Medicine RWTH Aachen and 1992-1997 - LMU Munich. 1998 - M.A. in German Literature, History of Art and Psychiatry. 1999 - Ph.D. in Medicine. 2000 - 2002 Post doctorate: Kitastato Institute for Oriental Medicine and Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. Grant of the Alexander von Humboldt Society and the JSPS. Medical Doctor and Research Associate 2002-2010, since 2010 - Senior MD, University of Göttingen.

• 1545 - 1700: Round Table Discussions ('Herbal Medicines Who cares?') Chaired by Prof Michael Heinrich and Dr Banaz Jalil

 Round Table discussions (Confirmed Panel members: Prof Silke Cameron, Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel, Dr Anthony Booker, Dr Rachel Frost, Dr Chris Etheridge and Dr Banaz Jalil)

• 1700 - 1800: Reception

Organisers: Prof Michael Heinrich, Dr Banaz Jalil and Fiona Marquet

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PAST EVENTS:

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2024 Events

• Feb 21, 2024: Annual Symposium "Botanical Medicines: Across Cultures and Contexts" 

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2023 Events

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• Feb 22, 2023: Annual symposium (resumed post-Covid), "Opportunities in a Complex World" 

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2019 Events

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• Mar 13, 2019: Developments in Cannabinoid Medicines. Free evening lecture.
• Oct 9, 2019: Annual Symposium, "Biodiversity and Medicinal Plant Research: Global Perspectives from the Field"

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2018 Events

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• Jan 18, 2018: 'Botanical Encounters' at the Wellcome Collection 
• Oct 10, 2018: Annual Symposium, "Exploring Natural Products: Visions for the Future"

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2017 Events

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• May 26, 2017: British Medical Association - Open Lectures (opens in Facebook)
• Oct 11, 2017: Annual Symposium, "Herbal Medicine and Health Foods: Research at the Interface of Natural Sciences and Society"

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2016 Events

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• May 26, 2016: BMA Evening Event 
• Jun 18, 2016: UCL at the BMA , Open Squares Weekend
• Oct 12, 2016: Annual Symposium, "Food and Medical Traditions from the Plant World: Exploring Herbal Uses"

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2013 Events

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• 25 May 2013: First Conference, "Spices and Medicine: From Historical Obsession to Research of the Future"

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