After Dinner SpeakersProfessor Robert Winston is a renowned scientist, fertility expert, broadcaster and keynote speaker, sharing insights on medical innovation, science and human biology.
Professor Winston is a passionate communicator of science for all ages.
He is a BAFTA-winning broadcaster and has authored over 20 titles.
In the 1970s, Lord Winston developed gynaecological surgical techniques that improved fertility treatments.
He later pioneered new treatments to improve in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and developed pre-implantation diagnosis.
This allowed embryos to be screened for genetic diseases, allowing parents carrying faulty genes to have children free of illnesses such as cystic fibrosis.
He now runs a research programme at Imperial College’s Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology to improve human transplantation.
He enjoys tackling difficult ethical, religious and scientific issues.
Lord Winston is currently Professor of Science and Society at Imperial College London.
An active Peer in the House of Lords, Robert Winston speaks regularly on education, science, medicine and the arts.
He was Chairman of the Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology 1999-2002, initiating enquiries into Antibiotic Resistance, Non-Food Crops, Nuclear Waste, Science and Society, Genetic Databases, Aircraft Passenger Environment and Science in Schools.
He is chair of the Royal College of Music, Chancellor at Sheffield Hallam University and a lover of fine wine, pre-war cars and Arsenal FC.
A charming and erudite speaker, Lord Winston is available to deliver keynote speeches on science, health, academia, medicine, and the human body.
As an after-dinner speaker, Lord Winston delivers anecdotal presentations around his career and views.
