Barts Centre for Squamous Cancer Annual Symposium 2023
The symposium will include an international keynote address from Professor Paolo Dotto (Harvard/Lausanne, and President of the International Cancer Prevention Institute), and a series of short talks showcasing squamous cancer research at QMUL and throughout the UK.
Published:
Date: Wednesday 26 April, 1:00 – 5:00pm
Venue: Clark-Kennedy Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary Innovation Centre, Walden Street, Whitechapel, London
Also live online
Please register for free at www.qmul.ac.uk/bcsc
Confirmed speakers (in approx. running order):
- Ryan O'Shaughnessy, QMUL. 'Understanding AKT signalling in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma'.
- Gernot Walko, QMUL. 'The roles of Hippo/YAP/TAZ signalling in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma'.
- Phil Jones, Cambridge. 'Pro and anti-oncogenic mutants in squamous precancer'.
- Irene Leigh, QMUL. 'An introduction to the Barts Centre for Squamous Cancer'.
- Paolo Dotto, Harvard/Lausanne (international keynote). 'Skin aging and cancer: a sex hormones perspective'.
- Jennifer Deane, Newcastle. 'Inequalities in the pathway to a diagnosis of head and neck cancer'.
- Anson Mackay, patient speaker. 'A patient perspective on HPV-related head and neck squamous cell carcinoma during pandemic'.
For queries, please contact: Adrian Biddle – a.biddle@qmul.ac.uk
Adrian Biddle, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Blizard Institute