Our Life, Our Story: How Medicine, Biology and Culture Connect
About the Speaker:
Rui Diogo is a researcher, speaker and writer. He is renowned for addressing broader scientific questions and societal issues using empirical data from many different fields of science. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and a PhD at the University of Liege, Belgium. This was followed up with a postdoc. at King’s College London, and a Master’s and PhD at the Department of Biology at George Washington University, US. A wanderer as well as a wonderer, he has conducted research, given speeches, and travelled to more than 120 countries. He is the author of more than 150 papers and 20 books, including: “Learning and Understanding Human Anatomy and Pathology,” – a textbook that is used in several medical schools globally – “Evolution Driven by Organismal Behavior” – listed amongst the ten best evolutionary books of 2017 – and “Meaning of Life, Human Nature, and Delusions.”
About the Moderator:
Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim Rashid Sherkoti has doctorate in Biotechnology and is teaching as an Assistant Professor at the Virtual University.
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The Black Hole
Plot 5H, Street 100, G-11/3, Islamabad.
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