Cancer Genomes: Methods and Challenges for the Next Decade
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UCL Genetics Institute (UGI) Symposium
Cancer Genomes: Methods and Challenges for the Next Decade
Registration for the UCL Genetics Institute (UGI) Cancer Symposium is open. This symposium, organised jointly with the UCL Cancer Domain Early Careers Network, invites the cancer genomics community to come together and discuss the upcoming challenges in the analysis of cancer genomes for the next decade. The event will showcase cutting-edge research in the field of cancer genomics, with focus on methodological aspects.
The event is free and open to anyone with an interest in genetics/genomics and cancer.
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Preliminary event programme
11:15 -12:00 Registration, networking and poster mounting
12:00 -13:40 Session 1
12:00 - 12:05 Welcome from symposium organisers
12:05 - 12:50 Peter Campbell, Wellcome Sanger Institute (Keynote)
12:50 - 13:20 Florian Markowetz, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
13:20 - 13:30 Short talk 1
13:30 - 13:40 Short talk 2
13:40-14:20 - Lunch, networking and poster presentations
14:20 - 15:50 Session 2
14:20 - 14:50 Trevor Graham, Barts Cancer Institute, QMUL
14:50 - 15:20 Giulio Caravagna, Institute of Cancer Research
15:20 - 15:50 Alvina Lai, UCL Institute of Health Informatics
15:50 - 16:10 - Break and networking
16:10 - 17:40 Session 3
16:10 - 16:40 Sarah Aitken, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
16:40 - 17:10 Nicholas McGranahan, UCL Cancer Institute
17:10 - 17:40 Francesca Ciccarelli, Francis Crick Institute & King's College London
17:40 - 17:45 Concluding remarks
17:45 - 20:00 Drinks reception, posters and networking
Call for abstracts
The UCL Cancer Domain Early Careers Network invites researchers from any area of cancer genetics/genomics to submit abstracts for consideration for oral and poster presentations at the symposium.
Submission details:
The abstract should be no longer than 300 words. Please submit your abstract by Tuesday 28th January, 11:59 pm to UCLCancerDomain.ECNCommittee@gmail.com, specifying whether you would like to be considered for a short talk, a poster or both.
Successful applicants will give short oral presentations during the main sessions of the symposium or present their posters during the symposium networking sessions.
Attendees
This meeting is open to anyone with an interest in any aspect of Cancer and cancer research, from UCL or other organisations.
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Organisers
This event is jointly organised by the UCL Genetics Institute and the UCL Cancer Domain Early Careers Network.
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