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The Big Question Lecture: How can we help all children survive and thrive?

When: Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Where: Perrin Lecture Theatre, Blizard Institute, Whitechapel

Speaker: Professor Andrew Prendergast

Why don't children always grow healthily during pregnancy? Can this affect them in later life? Professor Andrew Prendergast will be answering these questions and more in his free Big Question lecture.

Event details

Format: 45-minute lecture with time for a Q&A, followed by refreshments in the Blizard Institute reception.

Tickets for the lecture are free of charge, but booking is essential. Over 14s only.

For enquiries about the lecture please contact Myfanwy-Cerys Williams on m.c.williams@qmul.ac.uk. For any enquiries about Centre of the Cell, contact our Bookings Officer, Mohammed Rofik, on 0207 882 2562. Visitor information about Centre of the Cell can be found at www.centreofthecell.org.

What is a Big Question lecture?

Centre of the Cell’s Big Question Lectures are brought to you by top scientists at Queen Mary, in partnership with Centre of the Cell and co-created with young people from our Youth Membership Scheme. They give audiences from age 14 the chance to hear from leaders in science and healthcare about the cutting-edge biology and innovative front-line medicine going on right here in east London.

The speaker

Andrew Prendergast is a Professor of Paediatric Infection and Immnuology at Queen Mary University of London. Professor Prendergast's research group focusses on the relationship between infection, immunity and malnutrition, particularly in parts of sub-Saharan Africa where HIV infection remains a major challenge. Consequently, he spends his time working between the Blizard Institute and Zimbabwe. Professor Prendergast's research group hopes to better understand the pathways involved in malnutrition, and ultimately, find ways to help all children survive and thrive. Much of his research can be found in scientific publications such as The Lancet Global Health and New England Journal of Medicine.

Professor Andrew Prendergast studied at both Cambridge University and Imperial College London, before undertaking his DPhil (oxford University's PhD equivalent), with a focus on HIV infection in children. He then continued his research at the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, before joining Queen Mary University of London.

Professor Prendergast continues to work in a wide range of teaching positions ranging from undergraduate teaching though to PhD level supervision.

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