17th April 2015
£75 Students or £120 Post-docs, Academics and Industry Participants
Book by post or fax using our Registration Form
All completed registration forms and abstracts should be sent to:Ms Sharan Kane (skane@rvc.ac.uk)
THE DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS MIDNIGHT ON THE 8TH APRIL
CPD Hours: 8 hours Delivery Mode :On site CPD
About this course
This exciting one-day symposium focuses on the tumour microenvironment. It will consider both the fundamental biology of the cellular interactions within the tumour microenvironment and their translational potential, drawing on the expertise of world-class speakers who are all actively engaged in research within this rapidly evolving area of tumour immunology.
This symposium will provide an ideal opportunity for networking, aiming to bring together both international authorities in tumour immunology and more junior members of the profession, who will be able to present their work in a friendly environment – either by oral or poster format.
This is an event not to be missed if you have an interest in tumour immunology!
Refreshments and lunch will be provided in the setting of the widely acclaimed Camden Lightwell of the Royal Veterinary College, an academic institution with over 200 years of heritage in veterinary medicine and bioscience.
Programme
08:30 – 09:10: | Registration and refreshments |
09:10 – 09:15: | Introduction by Chair, Professor Oliver Garden |
09:15 – 09:45: | Indirect anti-cancer activities of PI 3-kinase inhibitors: exciting new therapeutic avenues |
Professor Bart Vanhaesebroeck, University College London Cancer Institute | |
09:45 – 10:15: | Promotion of tumour immunity via the reciprocal influences of blood vessels and immune cell activation: two’s company, three’s a crowd |
Professor Awen Gallimore, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University | |
10:15 – 10:45: | The tumour microenvironment and cancer-induced bone disease: who does what |
Dr Claire Edwards, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford | |
10:45 – 11:15: | Mid-morning break and poster / exhibit viewing session |
11:15 – 11:45: | Immunotherapy of cancer: the final frontier |
Dr Stephen Beers, Cancer Sciences Unit, University of Southampton | |
11:45 – 12:45: | Three abstracts presented in oral form (20 minutes per abstract) |
12:45 – 14:15: | Lunch, networking and poster / exhibit viewing session |
14:15 – 14:45: | Hypoxia, DNA damage response and the cancer microenvironment: new angles on an old theme |
Dr Ester Hammond, CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology | |
14:45 – 15:15: | Leukaemic stem cell interactions with the microenvironment: friend or foe |
Professor Dominique Bonnet, Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute | |
15:15 – 15:45: | Afternoon break and poster / exhibit viewing session |
15:45 – 16:15: | Wnt signalling in cancer and the tumour microenvironment: let’s rock! |
Dr Aamir Ahmed, Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine, King’s College London | |
16:15 – 16:45: | Open panel discussion / ‘meet the speakers’ |
16:45 – 17:00: | Presentation of awards to oral presenters |
17:00: | Close of meeting |