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Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences

 

Date: Tuesday, 25th September 2018

Time: 17:00 - 20:30

Location: Milstein Building, Granta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6GH

This meeting is hosted by AstraZeneca and highlights a range of perspectives and contributions to the development of therapeutics using genomic approaches to disease.

 

The Cambridge New Therapeutics Forum is open to all scientists researching new therapeutics in Cambridge and the local area. 
The purpose of the CamNTF is to promote interactions between scientists from academia & industry in order to improve opportunities for biotechnology research and development
 
 

17:30 – Arrival, Registration, Tea & Coffee

18:00 – Welcome, Dr Mark Fidock, VP and Head of Precision Medicine Laboratories

 

18:10 Prof. Slave Petrovski,  Honorary Associate Professor, University of Melbourne

Honorary Fellow, University of Cambridge, Vice President & Head of Genome Analytics, AstraZeneca.

Discovering the genetic basis of common disease using innovative approaches in genomic analysis

 

18:50 Dr Eleanor Wigmore, Genomics Post Doc Fellows
Investigating the role of GDF15 in human metabolic syndrome

 

 19:00 – Dr Dimitrios Vitsios Genomics Post Doc Fellows
Identifying clinically important non-coding sequence in the human genome

 

19:10 – Networking and Refreshments

20:00 – Meeting close

 

 

Parking will be available for this meeting and you will be directed by staff at the entrance to the Granta Park Campus

Meeting attendance is free but all attendees must register in advance. Spaces are limited, so early registration is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

Click here to book your place. 

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Date: 
Tuesday, 25 September, 2018 - 17:00 to 20:45