The third Inaugural Lecture in the 2013 Series.
Professor Arturo Sala from the School of Health Sciences and Social Care will deliver his Inaugural Lecture titled "The Emperor of all childhood maladies:A brief biography of neuroblastoma".
Wednesday 13 November, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Eastern Gateway Building Auditorium
Free to attend, but need to book
“The Emperor of all childhood maladies: a brief biography of neuroblastoma”
There are few human conditions evoking the same sense of despair and terror such as cancer in a small child. However, in the past two decades significant progress has been made in the understanding of tumourigenesis and we are approaching a time in which most cancers will be cured or reduced to a chronic condition.
Despite the optimism raised by discoveries on the molecules and signalling pathways at the base of neoplastic transformation, childhood cancers still pose a formidable challenge to scientists and clinicians. In his inaugural lecture Professor Sala will present the most recent advances in the molecular characterisation and treatment of neuroblastoma, a paediatric tumour of the peripheral nervous system.
The lecture will be followed by light refreshments.
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