Faculty of Medicine Translational Medicine Research Rounds
Speakers: Poul Sorensen and Haifeng Zhang
Dr. Poul Sorensen
Title: Adventures in translational medicine research in Germany: the power of networks and an unusual sabbatical.
Talk summary: A 4-month sabbatical in Munich ended up providing very different insights into translational medicine in Germany than originally intended. This talk will discuss some of the translational lessons learned in Germany and the impact and power of inter-disciplinary and international research networks.
Speaker: Poul Sorensen, MD, PhD, Director, Academy of Translational Medicine. Professor, Dept. of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Distinguished Scientist, Johal Chair in Childhood Cancer Research.
Dr. Haifeng Zhang
Title: Identification of oncogene-induced surface protein IL1RAP as an immunotherapy target in multiple cancers.
Talk summary: We identified IL1RAP as a highly expressed cell surface protein in multiple human malignancies, but minimally expressed in pediatric and adult normal tissues and blood cells, nominating IL1RAP as a promising surface target for immunotherapy. We have developed IL1RAP CAR-T cells and anti-IL1RAP antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for cancer immunotherapy.
Speaker: Haifeng Zhang, PhD. Research Associate, Dept. Molecular Oncology, BC Cancer; Dept. Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UBC.
To register for the event, please contact us at translational.medicine@ubc.ca