Doctoral students of the Doctoral School of Wroclaw Medical University (UMW) invite everyone interested in health-related topics to a series of open, free popular-science lectures.

Saturday, January 17, 11:00 a.m.
Supplements and medicines: facts and myths worth knowing – Dorota Bęben, MSc Pharm, Department of Fundamentals of Medical Sciences, Chair of Fundamentals of Medical Sciences and Immunology, UMW
Artificial intelligence, automation and innovation in hospitals – the future starts today – Karolina Tądel, MSc, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Hematology, Chair of Medical Analytics, UMW

Saturday, February 14, 11:00 a.m.
Breast milk – more than nutrition: science versus myths – Anita Froń, MD, Department of Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Chair of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, UMW
Searching for new therapeutic options in rheumatoid arthritis – Remigiusz Płaczek, MSc Pharm, Chair and Department of Fundamentals of Chemical Sciences, UMW

Saturday, March 14, 11:00 a.m.
Phytotherapy in medicine – from tradition to scientific research – Martyna Nowak-Perlak, MSc Eng, Department of General and Experimental Pathology, Chair of Clinical and Experimental Pathology, UMW
Chronic venous insufficiency – Aleksander Truszyński, MD, Chair and Clinic of Angiology and Internal Medicine, Institute of Internal Diseases, UMW

Saturday, April 11, 11:00 a.m.
The human microbiome – our friends or enemies? – Aleksandra Woytor, MSc, Department of Translational Technologies, UMW
Bryophytes in environmental protection; bryophytes as a source of new medicinal compounds; mosses – friends of the home and garden – Michał Dziwak, MSc Eng, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Botany, Chair of Biology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, UMW

Saturday, May 9, 11:00 a.m.
A brief history of perfumery and the chemistry of perfumes for beginners – Aleksander Smakosz, MSc Pharm, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology and Botany, Chair of Biology and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, UMW

Saturday, June 13, 11:00 a.m.
Heart failure – how not to miss the warning signs – Aleksandra Mikołajczak, MD, Department of Pathophysiology, Chair of Physiology and Pathophysiology, UMW
Chronic kidney disease – facts, myths and everyday life of the patient – Jakub Mizera, MD, Chair and Clinic of Nephrology, Transplant Medicine and Internal Diseases, Institute of Internal Diseases, UMW