Overview
The evening will provide a unique opportunity to connect with members of the Wolfson community, reflect on the College's legacy, and to celebrate our continuing impact on the medical field.
Following dinner, we are thrilled to welcome alumnus and Fellow Professor Giles Yeo MBE, a distinguished geneticist and expert in metabolic research, who will deliver an inspiring after-dinner speech.
Speaker
Giles Yeo is an alumnus of Wolfson College, and got his PhD in molecular genetics from the University of Cambridge in 1998, after which he joined the lab of Prof Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, working on the genetics of severe human obesity. He is a Professor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology and programme leader at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit in Cambridge and his research currently focuses on the influence of genes on feeding behaviour & body-weight. He is a fellow of Wolfson College and Honorary President of the British Dietetic Association.
Giles is also a broadcaster and author, presenting science documentaries for the BBC, and hosts a podcast called ‘Dr Giles Yeo Chews The Fat’.
His first book ‘Gene Eating’ was published in December 2018, and his second book ‘Why Calories Don’t Count’ came out in June 2021.
Giles was appointed an MBE in the Queen’s 2020 birthday honours for services to ‘Research, Communication and Engagement’, and he won the Society for Endocrinology Medal in 2022.
Details
Booking for this event is now closed.
Please note that the dress code is black tie.
Access
This event will take place in the Dining Hall on the first floor of our main building. There is step-free access with a lift and an accessible toilet.