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The Many Births of the Test-Tube Baby (Public Lecture, University of York, 6 May 2015)

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Research Summary: The Many Births of the Test-Tube Baby

Category: Academic Lecture – History of Medicine and Reproductive Technology
Topic Focus: Historical development of in vitro fertilization and competing claims by researchers preceding Louise Brown (1978)
Speaker: Dr Nick Hopwood, William Bynum Lecture Series 2015
Event Details: 6 May 2015, 6:00pm, Berrick Saul Building, University of York, Heslington West Campus
Key Historical Context: Louise Brown (Oldham, 1978) recognized globally as first test-tube baby, though embryo fertilization claims existed since 1940s
Research Scope: Examines how researchers advanced claims of human egg fertilization and embryo production, and how colleagues assessed and contested these assertions
Admission: Free, no ticket required; all welcome to attend

The Centre for Global Health Histories (CGHH) at the University of York is running a number public lectures in York in the coming months. Each one will be held in the Berrick Saul Building, University of York, Heslington West Campus, starting at 6.00pm. All are welcome to attend these events, admission is free and no ticket required.


6 May: The 2015 William Bynum Lecture – ‘The Many Births of the Test-Tube Baby’ with Dr Nick Hopwood. Born following in vitro fertilization in Oldham in 1978, Louise Brown made global news as the first ‘test-tube baby’. Yet since the 1940s various researchers had already reported having fertilized human eggs to produce embryos and even infants. The lecture will ask how they pressed these claims and how their colleagues assessed and contested them. Visit us online for more details.
Please note that the date is 6th May, not 7th May as previously advertised.

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