Merging clinical, biological and physical sciences approaches for cancer research

10 April 2018
BMA House, Snow and Paget Room, London
Workshop Chairs: Steve Smye, Jamie Hobbs and Simon Hanna

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Workshop Overview

The contribution of physics and biology to understanding cancer is long-standing and increasingly well-recognised. Recent major strategic initiatives, including the National Institutes of Health “Physical Sciences in Oncology”, and Cancer Research UK Multidisciplinary award scheme, reflect this increasing recognition and are intended to strengthen collaboration between the physical sciences and biological research communities in order to better address the “Grand Challenges” in cancer research.
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In collaboration with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cancer Research UK and the EPSRC/BBSRC Physics of Life Network, this  workshop will bring together clinicians, biologists and physicists to show-case successful existing collaborations and promote engagement, new ideas and collaborations. This workshop is scheduled in the lead up to Cancer Research UK Multidisciplinary and Early Detection Awards and events (details to follow). 

Who should attend?

We invite participation by academic, industrial and clinical research scientists in the UK who are interested in the central goal of generating new collaborative research interactions at the physical/life sciences interface focused on this subject area. Co-funding from the NHS National Institute for Health Research aims to particularly engage health care professionals. 

Programme

Provisional Programme:

BMA House	Tuesday 10 April
9.30-10.00	Registration
10.00	Welcome and Introduction (from Rebecca Fitzgerald and Jamie Hobbs)
10.10	​Why do rigid tumours contain soft cancer cells? Josef Käs (Soft Matter Physics Division, University of Liepzig)
10.50	Funding opportunities (Cancer Research UK, EPSRC, MRC)
11.10	Refreshment break
Session 1	Understanding metastasis
11.30	The Clinical Challenge, ​David Cameron (University of Edinburgh, Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre)
12.00	Migration, Invasion and Metastasis, Laura Machesky (Cancer Research UK, Glasgow Centre, Beatson Institute)
Session 2	Early Detection (chaired by Simon Hanna)
12.30	Early detection in the clinic, Rebecca Fitzgerald (MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge)
13.00	Lunch and networking​
13.45	Single cancer cell physics, Steve Evans (Faculty of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds)
14.15​	Liquid biopsies, Jacqui Shaw (University of Leicester, Leicester Cancer Research Centre) ​​
Session 3	Overcoming the challenge of resistance (Chaired by Steve Smye)
14.45	​A Clinical Perspective, ​Marco Gerlinger (Institute of Cancer Research, London)
15.15	Exploiting evolution to design better cancer therapies, Alexander Anderson (Moffitt Cancer Centre, USA) ​
15.55	​​Refreshment break
Session 4	​Developing Collaborations (Chaired group sessions) Meeting attendees to split into groups
16.10	Group 1: Early Detection
16.10	​Group 2: Understanding Metastasis
16.10	Group 3: Overcoming Resistance​
16.50	Summary feedback and next steps, including sandpit proposals
17.00	Workshop close

Registration

Registration for this event has now closed.
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For those already registered: 
To make payment please telephone: 0191 334 6912, quoting: 'Merging clinical, biological and physical sciences approaches for cancer research​'. For payment queries, please contact k.h.baker@dur.ac.uk. Payment should be made by March 19th (unless otherwise discussed) to ensure your place is secured.

Directions

The meeting will take place at BMA House, London.
Address: 
BMA House
Tavistock Square
London
WC1H 9JP