The University of Sheffield
Department of Oncology

CR-UK / YCR Sheffield Cancer Centre Seminar Series - 2011

Seminars take place in Lecture Theatre 3, F Floor, Medical School, 1pm - 2pm

For Further information please contact: Dr Carolyn Staton c.a.staton@sheffield.ac.uk  or Dr Spencer Collis s.collis@sheffield.ac.uk



Date Title and Speaker
9 November 2011

The role of microRNA in the development of Cisplatin resistance in bladder cancer. (Dr Ross Drayton, Institute of Cancer Studies)     

Macrophage responses to necrosis.  (Dr Russell Hughes, Tumour Targeting Group)

23 November 2011 

EXTERNAL SEMINAR 

Epigenetic Epidemiology:  Exploring the epigenome to find biomarkers of cancer risk and prognosis.  (Dr James Flanagan, Imperial College London - hosted by Dr Angie Cox)

7 December 2011  

Apoptosis gene variants and breast cancer.  (Dr Sushila Rigas, Institute of Cancer Studies)

The Challenging face of determining patients' treatment; and are we doing what we think we are doing?  (Dr Lisa Caldon, Academic Unit of Surgical Oncology)