Barts Centre for Squamous Cancer Annual Symposium 2023

Please join us for an afternoon of talks for the annual symposium of the Barts Centre for Squamous Cancer. Barts Centre for Squamous Cancer is a centre of excellence dedicated to improving detection, treatment, and quality of life for patients with squamous cancer. The symposium will include an international keynote address from Professor Paolo Dotto (Harvard/Lausanne, and President of the International Cancer Prevention Institute), and a series of short talks showcasing squamous cancer research at QMUL and throughout the UK.

All presentations will be in person at the Clark-Kennedy lecture theatre, QM Innovation Centre, Walden Street, Whitechapel, London. There is the option to attend either in person or online. The symposium will be followed by a drinks reception, to which all are welcome.

Programme overview:

Wednesday 26 April 2023, 1:00pm - 5:00pm BST (followed by drinks reception).

Confirmed speakers (in approx. running order):

• Ryan O'Shaughnessy, QMUL. 'Understanding AKT signalling in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma'.
• Gernot Walko, QMUL. 'The roles of Hippo/YAP/TAZ signalling in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma'.
• Phil Jones, Cambridge. 'Pro and anti-oncogenic mutants in squamous precancer'.
• Irene Leigh, QMUL. 'An introduction to the Barts Centre for Squamous Cancer'.
• Paolo Dotto, Harvard/Lausanne (international keynote). 'Skin aging and cancer: a sex hormones perspective'.
• Jennifer Deane, Newcastle. 'Inequalities in the pathway to a diagnosis of head and neck cancer'.
• Anson Mackay, patient speaker. 'A patient perspective on HPV-related head and neck squamous cell carcinoma during pandemic'.

For queries, please contact: Adrian Biddle - a.biddle@qmul.ac.uk