Presentations from Discovery and Translational Research Forum
Monday 13th & Tuesday 14th June 2022, Oxford, UK
Thank you for joining us on the 13th and 14th June to discuss the priority challenges faced by discovery and translational researchers in the UK and how we can work together to overcome them.
For each topic we had a scene setter and quick fire presenters before breaking into discussions. Below are the presentations from the event, please be aware some decks were not able to be shared due to preliminary/ unpublished data.
Cell of origin
Scene setter
Prof. Axel Behrens, Scientific Director of the CRUK Convergence Science Centre, Institute of Cancer Research
Quick fire presentations
- Dr Sam Au, Imperial College London – view slides
- Curtis Rink, CRUK Beatson Institute – view slides
Thank you to Prof. Eric O’Neill, Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Oxford for leading the discussion.
(epi) Genetics and subtypes
Scene setter
Prof. David Chang, Professor of Surgical Oncology,
University of Glasgow
Quick fire presentations
- Dr Rhiannon French, University of Oxford – view slides
- Dr Shalini Rao, University of Cambridge – view slides
- Dr Pinar Uysal-Onganer, University of Westminster – view slides
Thank you to Dr Catherine Hogan, Lecturer, European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University for leading the discussion.
Immunology
Scene setter
Prof. Jen Morton, Professor of Pre-clinical models of pancreatic cancer, CRUK Beatson Institute
Quick fire presentations
- Dr Leo Carlin, CRUK Beatson Institute – view slides
- Dr Seth Coffelt, CRUK Beatson Institute – view slides
- Prof. Michael Dustin, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology – view slides
- Dr Tim Halim, CRUK Cambridge Institute – view slides
Thank you to Prof. Hemant Kocher, Professor of Liver and Pancreas Surgery, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary, University of London for leading the discussion.
Stroma
Scene setter
Dr Giulia Biffi, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Junior Group Leader, CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge
Quick fire presentations
- Prof. Gerard Evan, The Francis Crick Institute – view slides
- Dr Andrea Mohr, University of Essex – view slides
Thank you to Prof. Victoria Sanz-Moreno, Professor of Cancer Cell Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London for leading the discussion.
Progression
Scene setter
Prof. Michael C. Schmid, Chair of Cancer Biology,
University of Liverpool
Quick fire presentations
- Dr Pilar Acedo-Nunez, University College London – view slides
- Dr Justin Sturge, University of Hull – view slides
Thank you to Mr Keaton Jones, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford for leading the discussion.