The University of Sheffield
Department of Oncology

CR-UK / YCR Sheffield Cancer Centre Seminar Series - 2012

Seminars take place in Lecture Theatre 3, F Floor, Medical School, 1pm - 2pm

For Further information please contact: Dr Carolyn Staton c.a.staton@sheffield.ac.uk  or Dr Spencer Collis s.collis@sheffield.ac.uk

Date Title and Speaker
25 April 2012

EXTERNAL SEMINAR (Lecture Theatre 2, B Floor, Medical School)

How does dietary fibre intake affect cancer risk?
Professor Janet Cade, Leeds School of Food Science and Nutrition - Hosted by Dr Michelle Holdsworth    

9 May 2012

Quantitative proteomics of intermediate filament proteins in ulcerative colitis.
Dr Debabrata Majumdar, Department of Oncology

Escape from breast cancer therapy, are neuropilins the key?
Sapna Lunj, Department of Oncology

23 May 2012 

EXTERNAL SEMINAR

An in vivo screen to identify novel modulators of breast cancer metastasis.
Professor Clare Isacke, Institute for Cancer Research (Hosted by Professor Gill Tozer)

13 June 2012

Human FEN1 substrate specificity and catalysis are intimately linked with protein and DNA conformational dynamics.
Dr L David Finger, Department of Chemistry

Novel trail proteins for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
Dr Guta Vitovski, Department of Human Metabolism/Infection & Immunity

27 June 2012

EXTERNAL SEMINAR

Centrosome regulation through the cell cycle.
Professor Andrew Fry, University of Leicester (Hosted by Professor Albert Ong)

11 July 2012

The tumour associated fibroblast, a target in combating resistance to anti-vascular agents?
Dr Will English, Department of Oncology

Economics of bowel cancer treatments.
Dr Paul Tappenden, Department of Health Economics and Decision Science

25 July 2012

EXTERNAL SEMINAR

ADAM-mediated proteolysis of cell surface proteins relevant to cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
Dr Edward Parkin, University of Lancaster (Hosted by Dr Daniel Lambert)