As part of MRC's week of Centenary Celebrations, the MRC-PPU is collaborating with the Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)on their screening of the 'I AM BREATHING' documentary. The film is a personal account of the last months in the life of Neil Platt who was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease at the age of 34. Neil faces Motor Neurone Disease with incredible humour and honesty, determined to share this last stage of his life through a blog that touched many people. With his posts forming the film's narration, I AM BREATHING tries to listen to Neil as he asks in the last months of his life: "What makes us human?"
The documentary screening will be followed by a short scientific presentation and a Q&A session hosted by our colleagues:
Dr. Esther Sammler, Clinical PhD Student in Dario Alessi's lab.
Dr. Thimo Kurz, PI at the MRC-PPU and Dr. Elena Speretta, a Postdoc in John Rouse's lab in the MRC-PPU.
Further information is available at
[url">http://www.iambreathingfilm.com/
and on the DCA website [url">http://www.dca.org.uk/whats-on/films/i-am-breathing.html
Please join us at the DCA on June 21st starting at 6pm.
This is a public event and your help in spreading the word about it is greatly appreciated.
The documentary screening will be followed by a short scientific presentation and a Q&A session hosted by our colleagues:
Dr. Esther Sammler, Clinical PhD Student in Dario Alessi's lab.
Dr. Thimo Kurz, PI at the MRC-PPU and Dr. Elena Speretta, a Postdoc in John Rouse's lab in the MRC-PPU.
Further information is available at
[url">http://www.iambreathingfilm.com/
and on the DCA website [url">http://www.dca.org.uk/whats-on/films/i-am-breathing.html
Please join us at the DCA on June 21st starting at 6pm.
This is a public event and your help in spreading the word about it is greatly appreciated.