Greetings ,
The next BioTherapy Live! broadcast is coming up on Tuesday, June 21 at 12:00 pm EDT (9:00 am Pacific Time). The program will feature Dr. Yamni Nigam and is titled: "For the Love of a Good Maggot!"
Dr. Nigam is a Professor in Biomedical Sciences at Swansea University and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, where she leads the Faculty Anatomy and Physiology team, and lectures to a wide range of health professionals, including nurses and paramedics.
Dr. Nigam graduated from Kings College, London, and was subsequently awarded a Master’s degree in Applied Parasitology and Medical Entomology from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
In 2001, she established the Swansea University Maggot Research Group, focusing on the medicinal maggot, Lucilia sericata, and the molecules involved in larval therapy. She and her team have published widely on the antimicrobial activity of larval secretions, and on the wound healing properties of maggots. The team has identified a new antimicrobial factor, Seraticin®, from maggot secretions. Dr. Nigam is also currently leading a project investigating public understanding and perception of the clinical use of maggots on wounds.
Dr. Nigam will share with us her work on the scientific and social aspects of maggot therapy, and how she got to this point. We hope you can join us for this informative talk.
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