The Fundamentals of Late Stage Cancer

19-20 September 2019
NW Cancer Research Centre, University of Liverpool
Workshop Chairs: Peter Weightman, Sarah Coupland,
Jamie Hobbs.

Workshop Overview

The workshop will explore the contribution that physics and mathematics can make to a fundamental understanding of the later stages of cancer with an emphasis on the evolution of tumours and the development of heterogeneity and their influence on the onset and progress of metastasis. The workshop will also consider progress on optimising the efficacy of proton therapy, the application of live cell imaging to the development of pharmaceuticals and the development of personalised therapies for the treatment of metastatic cancer. The workshop is supported by the Liverpool Centre for Mathematics in Healthcare and the North West Cancer Research Centre at the University of Liverpool

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 cancer. There is particular encouragement for the participation of the health care professionals. The workshop aims to bring together individuals who are making progress on different aspects of cancer with the aim to bridge gaps in our understanding and promote collaborations across length scales

Provisional Programme

Day 1	Thursday 19 September
12.30	Registration and Lunch
13.25	Introduction from Peter Weightman (University of Liverpool)
13.30	Dr Raluca Eftimie, Department of Mathematics, University of Dundee'Mathematical modelling and investigation of macrophages heterogeneity and their impact on the evolution of cancer'
14.15	Dr Eszter Lakatos, Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute'Measuring tumour evolutionary dynamics from genomic data'
15.00	Refreshment break
15.30	Dr Bartlomiej Waclaw, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh 'Cancer heterogeneity: implications for treatment'
16.15	Prof. Peter Gardner, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester'Shedding a different light on disease: An introduction to infrared based spectral pathology'
17.00-18.00	Discussion and posters with wine reception
20.00	Conference Dinner (Hope street Hotel)
Day 2	Friday 20 September
9.30	Professor Mark Leake, Department of Physics, University of York'Bioimaging of live cells to study organisation of key receptor molecules implicated in cancer progression'
10.15	Professor Alexander Anderson , Moffitt Cancer Centre, USA 'Personalised adaptive therapy for metastatic cancer: An integrated approach'
11.00	Refreshment break
11.30	Dr Jason Parsons, Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool'Examining radiobiology of proton beam therapy'
12.15	Professor Stephen Smye, School of Medicine, University of Leeds 'Physics in the clinic- future possibilities'
13.00	Discussion
13.30	Closing remarks
13.35-14.30	Lunch

Registration

Registration fee: £ 150. This fee covers a networking reception, plus drinks and dinner on the evening of 18th Sept and all catering across meeting days at the NW Cancer Research Centre. Accommodation should be booked separately (see recommendation below). The conference dinner will be held at Hope Street Hotel.
Registration closing date: 14 September.

Poster abstract submission

If you would like to submit a poster, please submit your abstract by 9 September.
Poster sizes should be as follows:
A1- Landscape- Height 59.4 (cm) Width 84.1 (cm)

Local Accommodation

A pre-agreed rate of £ 148.5 per night for bed and breakfast accommodation has been negotiated with Hope Street Hotel in Liverpool: https://www.hopestreethotel.co.uk/. To book your room and receive this rate, please email reservations@hopestreethotel.co.uk or call directly on 0151 709 3000 mentioning the “Fundamentals of Late Stage Cancer"

Directions

The meeting will take place at NW Cancer Research Centre, University of Liverpool
Address:
North West Cancer Research Centre
University of Liverpool
200 London Road
Liverpool, United Kingdom
L3 9TA