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Claire Smith

Professor of Anatomy Claire Smith shares the powerful legacy of the “Silent Teachers” and how body donation continues to shape medicine and save lives.

What happens when you donate your body to science?

A Professor of Anatomy at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sussex. Her career spans the laboratory, the lecture hall, and university leadership. In her talk, Claire will share the moving stories of the “Silent Teachers”—those who, by donating their bodies to science, continue to transform medicine and impact countless lives. Their legacy challenges us to think differently about life, death, and the future of science.

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