Join us for a friendly online taster lecture to support your current studies and find out what it might be like to study biology at university.
Session time: Thursday 19 October, 14.15-15.00
In this Biology session, Dr Helen James, Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at University of East Anglia, will run an interactive talk for students on Understanding & Tackling Cancer – What The Latest Research Tells Us.
This interactive talk will cover the key molecular and cellular biology of cancer. We will discuss how the latest research is changing our understanding of the disease and how our increased knowledge is suggesting ways in which cancer may be diagnosed earlier and hopefully treated more successfully.
Some of the changes to genes involved in cell proliferation (mitosis), cell death (apoptosis), and the spread of tumours around the body (metastasis) will be discussed.
The talk will conclude with a discussion around how this increased knowledge of the underlying biology has resulted in changes in the way that cancers are sometimes treated with targeted or rationally designed drugs and immunotherapies.
The session will develop thinking, skills and approaches to support students in their Biology studies and future aspirations.
Suitable for: Year 12 & 13 students (and equivalent) studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Biology and related disciplines. Student groups and individual students and teachers are very welcome.
For details and to book your place, visit:
https://www.channeltalent.co.uk/event/biology-university-interactive-talk-on-understanding-tackling-cancer-what-the-latest-research-tells-us-with-dr-helen-james-from-university-of-east-anglia/