This film documents the PET event 'Where Art Meets ART: Creative Exploration of Fertility Research and Treatment', produced in partnership with New Horizons in Fertility Research (a project based at the University of Edinburgh and at the University of Warwick, supported by a ScotPEN Wellcome Engagement Award).
If you can't see the film embedded above, you can watch it on YouTube.
| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:02:36 | Professor Adèle Marston Director, Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology Discussing her artwork 'It Takes Two' |
| 0:10:13 | Dr Sarah-Jane Judge Public Engagement Manager, Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology Discussing the 'New Horizons in Fertility Research' project |
| 0:15:13 | David Mola Glass artist Discussing his artwork 'The Inner Forest' |
| 0:23:15 | Lucy Munro Research Assistant, Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology Discussing her artwork 'The Canvas of Life' |
| 0:26:09 | Dr Gerard Pieper Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow, Wellcome Centre for Cell Biology Discussing his artwork 'A Leap through Life' |
| 0:34:29 | Dr Muriel Erent Laboratory Manager, Warwick Medical School Discussing her artwork 'Genetic Mosaic: Gene Transfer Through Generations' |
| 0:39:21 | Aleksandra Byrska PhD researcher, Warwick Medical School Discussing her artwork 'The Journey of Life Unfolding' |
| 0:43:50 | Dr Cerys Currie Postdoctoral Researcher, Warwick Medical School Discussing her artwork 'The Tale of Oocyte Development' |
| 0:48:46 | Professor Geraldine Hartshorne Scientific Director, Coventry Centre for Reproductive Medicine Discussing donation of human embryos to research |
| 0:58:35 | Robyn Kerr Poet and hotel manager Reading her poem 'Mother in Waiting', published in the book 'Northern Writes' (buy from Amazon UK) |
| Discussion | |
| 1:00:43 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
| Conclusion | |
| 1:19:29 | Robyn Kerr Poet and hotel manager Reading her poem 'Hope' |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
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