Achieving Balance - Living Well with a Rare Disease
Achieving Balance - Living Well with a Rare Disease
Sun, Feb 26, 12:00 PM
Platform Innovation Centre • Calgary, AB
Free
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LATE NIGHT LAB at Studio Bell
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CancStudio Bell, home of the National Music Centre 850 4 Street Southeast Calgary, AB T2G 0L8 Canada
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Description
Join us for an evening of exciting talks by some of Calgary’s top cancer researchers.
You will learn about:
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trends in cancer diagnosis from Dr. Darren Brenner, a Research Scientist specializing in cancer risk prediction;
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trends in cancer treatment and precision oncology from Dr. Paola Neri, Scientific Director of the Precision Oncology Hub at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre; and
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new developments in immune based cancer therapies by Dr. Douglas Mahoney, a Research Scientist with expertise in cancer immunotherapy.
Chairing the event will be Dr. Jennifer Chan, Deputy Director of the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute and an expert in neuropathology and childhood cancer.
We will also have live scientific demonstrations, hosted by some of our brightest trainees, that showcase a few of the techniques we use to study cancer in the lab.
Light refreshments will be served after the talks.