Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
Summary: The Almroth Wright Lectures are an annual series of four lectures, held on the first four Tuesdays in May on the St Mary’s Hospital campus of Imperial College. The lectures are named after Professor Almroth Wright (1861-1947) a bacteriologist and immunologist who was a strong advocate of preventive medicine and developed the first effect vaccine against typhoid. The lectures, which are open to all, are given by distinguished academics in diverse fields of experimental medicine and pathology, particularly in immunology and infectious diseases.