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Inaugural Mackinnon Society Conference held on 21st February

12 March 2026

This event was in honour of The Society's namesake Dr Pamela Mackinnon, St Hilda's College's first Tutor and Fellow in medicine, extraordinary lecturer in Human Anatomy, co-author of the seminal Oxford Textbook of Functional Anatomy, and driving force behind the inception of the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building.

The Society was delighted to hear from a variety of experienced speakers across a variety of clinical and academic fields including:

  • Dr Caroline Lucas, Pamela Mackinnon's daughter.
  • Professor John Morris, Emeritus Professor of Human Anatomy.
  • Dr Kerry Walker, Associate Professor of Auditory Neuroscience.
  • Dr Claire Thomas, Consultant Infectious Disease Specialist.
  • Dr Rob Kitchen, Senior Research Leader in Generative AI at Novo Nordisk.
  • Dr Helen Turner, Consultant Endocrinologist.

Several students also presented posters on their research projects and shared insights from their internships and entrepreneurial experiences.