Horizontal Overview This event will entirely take place online. It will be live streamed and also available to view after the event. Speaker: Anna Dhody, Curator, Mütter Museum, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Can old specimens contain new information? Mütter Museum Curator, Anna Dhody will talk about the ways scientists are looking to the past to improve our future. New technology has emerged that allow researchers access into the past, to see what infectious microbes were responsible for previous pandemics, and hopefully provide insight on how to prevent or combat future ones. Ms. Dhody is also the Director of the Mütter Research Institute which endeavors to collaborate with scientific and medical professionals to utilize our historical collection to increase and advance the cause of modern health. The event can be viewed here on our website. Programme The Mütter Research Institute: Looking to the Past to Improve Our Future 6pm - 7pm The event can be viewed here on our website. Fees This event is free. It can be viewed here on our website. Venue: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen Street, Edinburgh Online, EH1 2JQ @RCPEHeritage Event Coordinator RCPE Library Telephone + 44 (0)131 247 3625 Email library@rcpe.ac.uk