UCL Cancer Institute



 

Enquiries to:

Kerry Wynn-Williams

Tel: 020 76796549 (or x 46549)
E-mail:
k.wynn-williams@ucl.ac.uk

 


 

The UCL Cancer Institute hosts external speakers, prominent in their fields of study, on Thursday evenings throughout the academic year.

The aims of these seminars are to discuss a range of topics relevant to cancer research, from fundamental research discoveries to translational applications, and we hope that these seminars will become a focus of social interaction between clinicians and scientists involved in cancer research across the UCL campus.

The general format is a 40-minute talk followed by a 10-minute discussion. A drinks reception will be held after each seminar.

 




Thursday 27th June at 5pm in 1st floor meeting room, Paul O’Gorman Building


Host: Professor Henning Walczak


Dr Pedro Rodriguez  –  Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba

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Dr Pedro Rodriguez is a Clinical Researcher at the Center of Molecular Immunology, Havana, Cuba. The Center of Molecular Immunology (CIM) is a Cuban biotechnological institution devoted to basic research, product development and production of mammalian cell culture products in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) regulations. CIM has extensive experience in the field of monoclonal antibodies, extending back to 1980.

CIM´s main research objective is the development of new products for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and other diseases rtelated to the immune system. Basic research projects are focused on cancer immunotherapy, especially the development of molecular vaccines. These include antibody engineering, cellular engineering, bio-informatics and regulation of the immune response. CIM conducts clinical trials in diagnostic imaging and cancer therapy of varying origin, and other diseases of the immune system, in highly specialized hospitals. CIM has laboratories equipped with advanced technology and a Pilot Plant (146 m2, GMP) to supply products for clinical trials.


More information on the CIM can be found below:

http://www.cimab-sa.com/index.php?action=cim&idm=2

If you would like to speak with Dr Rodriguez, please contact Professor Henning Walczak’s PA, Miss Nessa Adams: n.adams@ucl.ac.uk








 

Past Seminars


Autumn2012 (pdf)
Speakers - Prof Laurence Pearl, Prof Stephen Russell, Dr Helfrid Hochegger, Prof Kate Vallis, Dr Ricky Sharma, Prof Gerard Evan, Prof Bryan Cullen, Prof Genevieve Almouzni, Dr Rob Klose, Prof Victor Tybulewicz

Spring2012 (pdf)
Speakers - Dr Eric O’Neill, Professor Johann de Bono, Professor Johann de Bono, Dr Mikhail Spivakov, Dr Simon Cook, Professor Alan Ashworth, Professor Wendy Bickmore, Professor Paul Clarke, Dr Gordon Peters, Professor Neil Brockdorff, Dr Gareth Inman

Autumn2011 (pdf)
Speakers - Professor Timothy Bestor, Dr Paresh Vyas, Professor Eric So, Dr Kim Jensen, Dr Eyal Gottlieb, Professor Sarah Bray, Dr Nitzan Rosenfeld, Professor Pascal Meier, Dr Martin Zeidler, Professor Chris Marshall, Dr Andrew Bushell, Dr John Stingl, Professor Jordan Raff, Professor Hans Lehrach, Dr Ana Pombo

Spring2011 (pdf)
Speakers - Anne Ferguson-Smith, Professor Nick Proudfoot, Dr M Madan Babu, Professor Dave Tuveson, Professor Henk Stunnenberg

Spring2010 (pdf)
Speakers - Taija Makinen, Tony Kouzarides, Salvador Moncada, Mark Emberton and Mr Hashim Ahmed, Hing Leung, Nic Tapon, Margaret Ashcroft, Karim Malik, Gail Risbridger, Erik Sahai, Michael Streckel

Micro RNAs and Cancer Seminar 2010 (pdf)
Speakers - Reuven Agami, Adam Baker, Carlos Caldas, Doug Hanahan, Paul Kellam, Dimitris Lagos, Andres Ramos, Stephanie Urschel, Andrea Ventura, Elena Vigorito, Yosef Yarden, Carlo Croce

Winter 2009 (pdf)
Speakers - Nicholas Wright, Richard Peto, Hilary Calvert, Peter Ell, Jack Cuzick, Andy Futreal, Caroline Hill, Peter Parker, Stephen Jackson, Ewan Birney

Spring 2009 (pdf)
Speakers - Simon Gayther, Sue Hadjur, Marianne Bronner-Fraser, Fiona Watt, Ruth Muschel, Anne Ridley, Steve Pollard, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Antonis Kirmizes, Michael Baum, Andy Futreal, Megan Cully

Winter 2008 (pdf)
Speakers - Tony Ng, Julie Cooper, Amanda Fisher, Barbara Jennings, Mark Lythgoe, Robert Brown, Julian Blow, Caroline Dive, James Brenton, Francesco Dazzi, Quentin Pankhurst

Summer 2008 (pdf)
Speakers - Julian Downward, Ian Hagan, Mieke Dewerchin, Jordan Raff, Silvia Marino, Gordon Jayson, Kim Nasmyth, Tony Carr

Winter 2007 (pdf)
Speakers - Hans Stauss, Chris Marshall, Ronjon Chakraverty, Bryan Young, Alison Lloyd, Charles Swanton, Buzz Baum, Andrew Tutt, Gareth Williams, Tariq Enver, Jane Wardle, Mike Stratton, Bart Vanhaesebroeck

Summer 2007 (pdf)
Speakers - Tim Hunt, Chris Boshoff, Kevin Harrington, Stephan Beck, John Anderson, Tim Crook, Adrian Harris, Xin Lu, Martin Widschwendter, Robin Weiss, Ron Laskey, Frank Uhlmann, Bruce Ponder