This year, Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum's Autumn Science Lectures will explore the use of plants in medicine.
The third speaker in the series is Professor Frances Platt.
Fran is the Head of the Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2021.
Plants are a rich source of therapeutic molecules and, for most of her career, Fran has worked on a drug that was originally derived from mulberry and other natural sources. The drug was known to have anti-viral properties and while working on its mechanism of action, Fran's research found it had another activity that in principle would make it a treatment for a group of severe inherited rare diseases.
Fran will give the background to this drug and take you on a scientific journey from basic science to clinical translation, discussing the many factors that influenced her path along the way.
This talk will be held online using Zoom and is free to attend, but registration is essential.
Registration will close at midday on the day of the lecture.
