Cells are continuously multiplexing information during cell migration, cell division, protein and membrane trafficking, RNA trafficking, signalling, matrix sensing, and genome surveillance. Research groups in the Faculty tend to look at these processes in isolation, but cells are doing all of these tasks at the same time. The hypothesis is that ‘getting this wrong’ is the basis of disease and developmental abnormalities.
In this first in a series of forums to be organised by the Cellular and developmental systems (CDS) research domain, we have pulled together academic cancer clinicians and basic scientists (some who research cancer and some who don’t) to identify new collaborative opportunities.
17 speakers will give flash talks to encourage discussion and identify areas of collaboration that can be followed up after the forum.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cells-in-complex-environments-forum-the-tumour-environment-tuesday-8th-january-2019-tickets-51756517136
We look forward to seeing you.
Cellular and developmental systems (CDS) research domain, FBMH
Website: CDS
Twitter: @CDSresearchMcr
Workshop agenda:
12:00
Buffet lunch
12:50
Welcome and Introduction (Karl Kadler) – pump priming and funding opportunities
13:00
Flash talk 1: Rob Bristow
The Microenvironment and Genomics - Clash of Two Titans
13:10
Flash talk 2: Mark Ashe
Cytosolic factories for the translation of glycolytic and translation factor mRNAs: perspectives in cancer
13:20
Flash talk 3: Tim Illidge
Overcoming resistance in the tumour microenvironment to improve radiotherapy responses
13:30
Flash talk 4: Viki Allan
Cell dynamics in complex environments
13:40
Flash talk 5: Fiona Thistlewaite
Adoptive cell therapy for solid tumours
13:50
Flash talk 6: Andy Sharrocks
Transcriptional activation through the integration of multiple signals
14:00
Flash talk 7: Santiago Zelenay
Manipulating inflammation to raise cancer immunogenicity
14:10
Flash talk 8: Martin Humphries
Adhesion signalling in 3D
14:20
Coffee break
14:40
Short discussion session of any potential collaborations identified over the coffee break.
14:50
Flash talk 9: Andrew Gilmore
Cancer cell heterogeneity in complex matrices
15:00
Flash talk 10: Sarah Woolner
Cell division at the interface between oncogenic and wild type epithelial cells
15:10
Flash talk 11: Tracy Hussell
Immunomatrix in lung cancer
15:20
Flash talk 12: Kaye Williams
Non-invasive imaging of tumour-associated immune cell populations
15:30
Flash talk 13: Chiara Francavilla
Functional Proteomics to decipher cancer cell signalling
15:40
Flash talk 14: Cathy Tournier
Looking at macrophages to understand tumour growth
15:50
Flash talk 15: Joe Swift
In vitro models of complex tumour microenvironments
16:00
Flash talk 16: Adam Hurlstone
It takes a village
16:10
Flash talk 17: Shane Herbert
Multitasking cell divisions: how to integrate tissue growth and movement in complex environments
16:20
Closing discussion and potential collaborations
17:00
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