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Join some of the scientists at the Francis Crick Institute for a fun evening on cancer - no really, we mean it! We are going to be talking about the parts of cancer that aren't the cancer cells, but all the other bits that help or fight against a tumour. Come along for beer, quizzes and conga lines and see how cancer is just one big social gathering (and how we are trying to break up the party).
Cancerleaks: Corruption in Biology!
Dr Nil Ege
(Postdoctoral Researcher)
Tumour cells are not alone in cancer! Nil has just finished her PhD in Tumour Biology and will be talking about how tumours resemble our social environment; cancer cells are able to take advantage of their neighbouring cells, hijacking the system in order to make personal gains. Nil will focus on her particular interest, fibroblasts, which - when hijacked - promote the migration of cancer cells.
Cell Block Tango
Esther Wershof
(PhD Student)
Esther is a first year PhD student and a mathematician. She’ll be talking about the worms, gangs, drunks and passive-aggressive cells of the cancer world, and how maths and physics are providing new and valuable insights into how cancer spreads.
Why you should trust your immune system to cure cancer?
Professor Adrian Hayday
(Group Leader)
Professor Hayday’s laboratory employs molecular biology approaches to understand how lymphocytes function within tissues, and how those functions may contribute to human health and disease. The laboratory’s basic research includes model systems that permit fundamental questions about immune surveillance to be asked. The molecules and mechanisms identified by those studies are then examined for human counterparts that may teach us about pathogenesis, and provide new tools for application in clinical trials that we undertake.
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