The talks aim to give a general introduction to cancer biology and medicine and all students and staff are welcome to attend.
Please contact the organisers (Louisa Bellis, Justin Holt) or the speaker if you would like a copy of their presentation.
The lectures take place every Thursday from 9.30-10.30 in the Clinical School Lecture Theatre 2. (Unless otherwise stated).
Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine - Lent Term 2020
Thursday 9 January: Dr Gary Doherty, Department of Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Systemic Anti-cancer Therapy
Thursday 16 January: Dr Christine Parkinson, Department of Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cancer Immunotherapy
Thursday 23 January: Dr Raj Jena, Department of Oncology and Dr Adel Helmy, Department of Clinical Neuroscience CUH NHS Foundation Trust
A scientists guide to the art of radiation therapy & Neurosurgery for the Oncologist
Thursday 30 January: NO LECTURE
Thursday 6 February: CANCELLED Dr Harry Bulstrode, Neurosurgeon, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Treatment and Cancer Stem Cell Biology in Malignant Glioma
Thursday 13 February: Dr Barry Davies, Director, Clinical and Translational Scientific Alliances, AstraZeneca.
The AKT inhibitor Capivasertib (AZD5363): from discovery to clinical proof of concept
Thursday 20 February: Dr Simon Cook, Babraham Institute
The Challenges in Therapeutic Targeting of the RAF-MEK-ERK Signalling Pathway
Thursday 27 February: Dr Ferdia Gallagher, Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Luigi Aloj, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Oncological imaging: introduction and non-radionuclide techniques and Oncological Imaging: radionuclide techniques
Thursday 5 March: Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald, Early Detection Programme
Introduction to the early detection of cancer and novel interventions
Thursday 12 March: Prof Antonis Antoniou, Early Detection Programme
The Development of Cancer Risk Susceptibility Models and Application to Early Detection
Thursday 19 March: Dr Jamie Blundell, Early Detection Programme
Mathematical and evolutionary approaches to cancer
Thursday 26 March: Dr Richard Baird, Breast Cancer Programme
Breast Cancer - Demographics, Presentation, Diagnosis and the Patient Pathway
Thursday 2 April: Dr Simón Méndez-Ferrer, Department of Haematology This will be held remotely - email ljb201@cam.ac.uk to join the lecture
The bone marrow microenvironment in myeloid malignancies
Thursday 9 April: Professor Steve Jackson, The Gurdon Institute. This will be held remotely - email ljb201@cam.ac.uk to join the lecture
DNA repair: translating mechanistic insights towards new cancer therapies.
Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine - Easter Term 2020
Thursday 23 April: Dr James Brenton, CRUK Cambridge Institute.
Biological and Clinical Features of High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Thursday 30 April: Professor Paul Pharoah, Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Ovarian Cancer
Thursday 7 May: Prof Jason Carroll, CRUK Cambridge Institute.
The role of transcription factors in cancer
Thursday 14 May: Dr Grant Stewart, Department of Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Kidney Cancer - The most lethal urological malignancy
Thursday 21 May: Dr Amos Burke, Clinical Consultant - Department of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Palliative Care.
Paediatric malignancies: an overview
Thursday 28 May: Dr Namshik Han, Head of Computational Biology, Milner Institute.
Artificial Intelligence for identifying novel therapeutic targets, biomarkers and drug repositioning opportunities
Thursday 4 June: Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam, Department of Surgery, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The clinical and biological basis of prostate cancer - from diagnosis to personalised therapy
Thursday 11 June: Dr Thankamma Ajithkumar, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Department of Oncology
The promise of proton therapy in Paediatric tumours
Thursday 18 June: Dr Catherine Wilson, Lecturer, Department of Pathology.
Understanding Myc Transcription
Thursday 25 June: Dr Robert Rintoul, Clinical Consultant, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and Dr Frank McCaughan, Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow / Honorary Consultant, Department of Biochemistry School of Clinical Medicine.
Lung Cancer Part 1. - Patient Pathway and intervention. Part 2. - Lung Cancer: Futurescape
Thursday 2 July: Mr Simon Buczacki, Lecturer - Department of Haematology.
The biology and fundamental management of colorectal cancer
Thursday 9 July: Prof John Doorbar, Department of Pathology.
Viral Oncology
Thursday 16 July: Mr Raaj Praseedom, Consultant HPB-Transplant Surgeon, Lead clinician for the East of England Specialist HPB Specialist Multidisciplinary Team.
Diagnostics and patient pathways in pancreatic cancer
Please see the series listing on the talks.cam website
Past Lectures
Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine - Michaelmas Term 2019
Thursday 24 October: Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology .
Tumour pathology, structure and nomenclature
Thursday 31 October: Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology .
Overview of the core ideas in cancer research
Thursday 7 November: Dr Paul Edwards, Emeritus Reader in Cancer Biology .
The mutations that drive cancer
Thursday 14 November: Dr Sakari Vanharanta, MRC Cancer Unit .
Introduction to the biology of metastasis
Thursday 21 November: Dr Christian Frezza, MRC Cancer Unit Note: This begins at 0900am. .
Dysregulated metabolism: passenger or driver of cancer?
Thursday 28 November: Professor Brian Huntly, Department of Haematology.
Cancer stem cells, evolution and heterogeneity
Thursday 5 December: CANCELLED Professor Steve Jackson, The Gurdon Institute (CANCELLED) .
DNA repair: translating mechanistic insights towards new cancer therapies.
Thursday 12 December: Dr Jacqui Shields, MRC Cancer Unit.
Exploring the role of the tumour microenvironment: what do the other cells do?
