Lectures on Tap - "The History of Drugs: Where Do Medicines Come From?"

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📅 Date: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn (exact address provided in confirmation email)
📚 Lecture: “The History of Drugs: Where Do Medicines Come From?”
👨‍🏫 Speaker: Science Educator, Patrick Kelly

🏷 Themes: history · medical · scientific

Join science writer and teacher Patrick Kelly for a fascinating exploration of the millennium-long history of drug development. This lecture will break down the evolution of pharmaceuticals into three distinct eras, using compelling case studies of specific drugs from each period to illustrate how our strategies for drug development have transformed over time.

Audience members will leave with a greater appreciation for how biology, chemistry, culture, and economics intertwine to bring the medicines we use every day into existence. Patrick, with his engaging teaching style and extensive knowledge, makes complex topics accessible and interesting.

As a respected educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Patrick has built an audience of over 115,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel, where he dives into the impactful history of healthcare and medicine.

Don’t miss this chance to enrich your understanding of the origins of medicines with the insightful Patrick Kelly.

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