Understanding Cancer: Current and Emerging Concepts
Cancer Research Workshop 2025
Advancing Knowledge in Cancer Research and Treatment
Theme and Objective
Cancer is among the top five non-communicable diseases in the world. There is a great need to maintain the continuous flow of knowledge about the basic and emerging concepts of cancer research and treatment.
This workshop will engage student participants with in-depth interaction and discussion with the presenters/speakers about existing and emerging areas of cancer biology as well as the current and future modalities of cancer care.
The details of the different sessions and speakers are given below. Apart from them, hands-on experimental sessions will be arranged to acclimatize the participants with different techniques for studying cancer hallmarks and anti-tumor immunity. Participants will also get to have a demo of the 3D organoid cultures.
The hands-on sessions will be conducted in the Shiv Nadar University teaching and research laboratories which are equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure including, but not limited to, cell culture facility, computer workstations, high-performance computing facility, confocal and epifluorescence microscopes, flow cytometer, microplate readers, etc.
We believe this workshop will motivate the students to pursue their research and provide opportunities to collaborate with these outstanding scientists.
Lecture Sessions
Session 1: Hallmarks of cancer cells and their interplay with the immune system
Anindita Chakrabarty
Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences, SNIoE
Colin Jamora
Senior Professor and Head of the Department of Life Sciences, SNIoE
Naga Suresh Veerapu
Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences, SNIoE
Jugal Das
Ramalingaswami Fellow, Department of Life Sciences, SNIoE
Jianxun (Jim) Song
Endowed Professor Cancer Immunology, Microbial Pathogenesis & Immunology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University
Session 2: Model systems in basic and preclinical cancer research
Sanjeev Galande
Senior Professor, Department of Life Sciences and Dean, School of Natural Sciences, SNIoE
Cedric Blanpain (online)
Director, Laboratory of Stem Cells and Cancer, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Belgium
Senthil Muthuswamy
Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research, Bethesda, Maryland
Tae-young Roh
Professor, Ewha Fellow, Department of Life Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Session 3: Machine learning and genomics in cancer research and treatment
Snehasis Mukherjee
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, SNIoE
Dipti Prasad Mukherjee
Deputy Director, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and Professor HAG, Electronics and Communications Sciences Unit, ISI Kolkata
Amit Dutt
Professor & Tata Innovation Fellow, Integrated Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Department of Genetics (Biotech Centre), University of Delhi South Campus
Sherry Bhalla
Scientist CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi
Session 4: Evolution in cancer progression and drug response
Mohit K Jolly (online)
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Joel Brown
Senior Member, Integrated Mathematical Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
Session 5: Current and emerging aspects of cancer treatment
Frederic de Sauvage (online)
Vice President-Research Oncology, Genentech, San Francisco
Shantanu Chowdhury
Senior Fellow, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
Sorab Dalal
Principal Investigator, Advanced Center for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer
Padma Shri Lalit Kumar
Chairperson, Dept. of Medical Oncology, Artemis Medical Center, Gurgaon
Hands-on Sessions
Session 1: Experimental techniques for studying hallmark properties of cancer cells
Growth, apoptosis, autophagy and senescence
Anindita Chakrabarty
Associate Professor, Department of Life Sciences, SNIoE
Session 2: Experimental techniques for studying anticancer immunity
Cytotoxic T cell/macrophage-mediated clearance of cancer cells
Jugal Das
Ramalingaswami Fellow, Department of Life Sciences, SNIoE
Session 3: Evolutionary game theory modeling for understanding cancer
Ranjini Bhattacharya
PhD candidate, Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida
Session 4: Use of Cancer Genome Atlas in cancer research and treatment
Sherry Bhalla
Scientist CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi
Selection and Eligibility
The workshop participants will be selected competitively from various state colleges and universities in India that generally have less than adequate research infrastructure and funding for the students to gain exposure to both basic and advanced areas of cancer research.
The proposed workshop will be offered to up to twenty-five participants, targeting young students pursuing their master's and PhD degrees. The goal is to provide them with exposure to thought leaders (both national and international) from different fields of cancer research and treatment.
All students from Life Sciences, Chemical or Physical Sciences, Computer Science, and medical colleges are eligible to apply for the workshop.
The participants will be required to submit a Statement of Purpose (SOP), which will help us determine their motivation/interest in attending the workshop. Also, the selection will be based on merit judged by the marks obtained in their last examination.
Applications Open
January 1, 2025
Application Deadline
January 31, 2025
Results Announcement
February 10, 2025
Registration and Accommodation
Registration fee for selected participants will be Rs. 5000/-
The Department of Life Sciences, SNIoE, will provide food and accommodation to the participants. Travel would be provided with respect to the funds received.
Click to ApplyOrganizing Committee
- Sanjeev Galande
- Colin Jamora
- Anindita Chakraborty, Chairman
- Srijita Banerjee, Organizing Secretary
- Jugal Das
Venue
Shiv Nadar University,
NH-91, Tehsil- Dadri,
Vill- Chithera,
Gautam Buddha Nagar,
UP- 201314.
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