Archives: thalidomide

Friday, December 19, 2014

Carleton Historian Susanne Klausen’s Thalidomide Research in the News

The Victoria times Colonist recently featured a story on Canadian scientist and thalidomide research pioneer Frances Kelsey for which Carleton medical historian Susanne Klausen was interviewed. Considered by many to be among the most important scientists in Canadian history, the Vancouver-born Kelsey is credited with preventing the entry of... More

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Active History blog by doctoral student, Christine Chisholm, “Thinking about Thalidomide in Transnational History: Canada and South Africa”

What was the global impact of thalidomide? On September 24th, the Department of History, the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies/Disability Studies, and the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University came together to host two speakers to Ottawa as part of a day-long meeting on the transnational history of the infamous drug thalidomide.... More

Monday, September 15, 2014

“Thinking about Thalidomide in Transnational Perspective,” September 24, 2014

The Department of History will host "Thinking about Thalidomide in Transnational Perspective" on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. The one-day conference focuses on the impact of thalidomide in Canada and Africa. The event will be held in the History Lounge, 433 Paterson Hall. The welcoming remarks begin at 10:00 AM, and will be followed by two... More

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