“JFK: Was he (ever) fit enough to be President”
Currently Alan Silman is a Professor of Medicine at Oxford University and Senior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College, Oxford. Prior to this for 8 years he was Medical Director of the charity Arthritis Research UK (ARUK – now called Versus Arthritis). He is an epidemiologist with a particular interest in diseases of bones, muscles and joints. He has authored over 700 research publications and a number of textbooks. He is amongst the top 100 published scientists across all disciplines in UK universities.
In recent years his focus has been on explaining complexities of science to the informed lay public, best exemplified by his blog during the Covid-19 pandemic which reached 100 countries at its peak
He is a passionate about the arts and has researched intensively the medical history of well-known individuals.
If you would like to book please contact"> Janet Goodman.
BREAK FOR PESACH
Wednesday 14th May: Outing to the Crick Institute (at St Pancras, adjoining the British Library).
Wednesday 21st May: Tour of the Egyptian Artefacts at the British museum – our guide: Alec Nacamuli