Future Anti-cancer Targets: Put the Cart Before the Horses?
Prof Tak Wah Mak, Director of the Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research and Professor of Medical Biophysics and Immunology, University of Toronto
Date
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27 Oct 2014 (Monday)
Time
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1:30 - 2:30 pm
Venue
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IAS Lecture Theater, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST
Prof Tak Wah Mak from the University of Toronto and the Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research shares his study on the mechanisms underlying immune responses and tumorigenesis and discusses on the future anti-cancer targets.
For attendees’ attention
The lecture is free and open to all. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Light refreshments will be served from 2:30 to 3:00 pm.
Prof Tak Wah Mak received his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Alberta and in 1971. After completing his postdoctoral fellowship at Ontario Cancer Institute, he became a faculty member at the University of Toronto. He is currently Professor of Medical Biophysics and Immunology at the University of Toronto, Director of the Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, and senior scientist of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology at Ontario Cancer Institute.
Prof Mak co-discovered the T cell receptor, a key component of the immune system. His research is concentrated on gaining fundamental knowledge of the biology of cells in normal and disease settings, and in particular on the mechanisms underlying immune responses and tumorigenesis. His lab has initiated several complementary programs, many of which have evolved from the production and analysis of genetically engineered mouse strains.
Prof Mak received numerous awards including the King Faisal Prize for Medicine, the Gairdner Foundation International Award, the Paul Ehrlich Prize, the Novartis Prize in Immunology, the Killam Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Sloan Prize of the General Motors Cancer Foundation, and the Robert L. Noble Prize from the National Cancer Institute of Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Canada, a Member of the Order of Ontario and Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences.
For attendees’ attention
The lecture is free and open to all. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Light refreshments will be served from 2:30 to 3:00 pm.
