In this lecture you will hear the 2023 honorary doctors of the Faculty of Medicine, Nobel laureate professor David Julius and professor Rita Charon each talk about their research and what it has taught them about the body and the mind.
The lecture, organised by professor Peter Zygmunt and professor Martin Garwicz, will be facilitated by professor Garwicz who will also lead a panel discussion with the two honorary doctors under the heading “Where to go from here – adaptive strategies in an uncertain world”.
Prominent researchers
Since David Julius' discovery of the temperature and pain receptor TRPV1, he has contributed crucial discoveries to understanding how the sense of temperature and pain works. He has been awarded a large number of prestigious prizes and awards for his research and discoveries, most recently in 2021 when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
With her knowledge, social and pedagogical competences, Rita Charon is the true pioneer in the field of medical humanities. With dual doctorates in medicine and humanities, the breadth of her interdisciplinary expertise and deep professional foundations, she is at the forefront of medical humanities and how it can be implemented in healthcare.