BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk// X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:"\;Winning the fight against heart disease\, a charitable view "\; - Professor Peter Weissberg\, Fellow and Medical Director\, Britis h Heart Foundation DTSTART:20150520T170000Z DTEND:20150520T175000Z UID:TALK56914@talks.cam.ac.uk CONTACT:Professor John Naughton DESCRIPTION:_About the Series_\n\nA series of specially-commissioned 50-mi nute lectures to celebrate the first 50 years of Wolfson College. In the s eries\, eleven distinguished members of the college reflect on development s in their fields of expertise in the half-century since Wolfson was found ed.\n\n_About the Lecturer_\n\nPeter Weissberg is a Fellow of Wolfson and Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation. He is also Honorary Co nsultant Cardiologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital. He graduated in Medicine from the University of Birmingham\, UK in 1976 and trained as a clinical cardiologist before being appointed lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine in the University of Birmingham. Following a two-year appointment as Medical Research Council Travelling Fellow to the Baker Medical Research Institut e and Alfred Hospital in Melbourne\, he was appointed to a British Heart F oundation Senior Research Fellowship at the University of Cambridge. In 19 94 he was appointed as the first British Heart Foundation Professor of Car diovascular Medicine in the University of Cambridge. His research interes ts have focused on vascular biology and\, in particular\, the cell and mol ecular biology of vascular smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis. His gro up has developed clinical imaging techniques to characterise atherosclerot ic plaque composition in patients at risk of stroke. In 2004 he became Med ical Director of the British Heart Foundation\, which currently distribute s over £100m annually for cardiovascular research\, prevention and care i n the UK.\n\n_About the Lecture_\n\n50 years ago the UK\, like much of the western world\, was in the grip of an epidemic of coronary heart disease . Much has changed between then and now. How was this achieved and how muc h further have we still to go?\n\nTo reserve a place at this lecture pleas e click "here":https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wolfson-college-50th-anniver sary-lecture-tickets-16671982348 LOCATION:Lee Hall\, Wolfson College END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR