Date: Tuesday 23rd September
Time: 12:30-14:00pm
Venue: Clifford Allbutt Lecture Theatre, Clifford Allbutt Building, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, CB2 0AH
Register at: https://eci-seminar-philip-awadalla.eventbrite.co.uk
The ECI seminar series aims to highlight early cancer related research across a range of disciplines, promote discussion and inspire new ideas and connections. Join fellow researchers for lunch and an opportunity to network.
On Tuesday 23rd September we will be joined by Philip Awadalla, Professor of Molecular Genetics at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, Oxford Cancer, and co-Director of Translational Health and AI at the Big Data Institute, also at the University of Oxford.
Philip will speak on: Integrating Multi-omics, Single-cell Interrogations and Population Cohorts to Capture the Earliest Determinants of Disease and Ageing
A buffet lunch will be served from 12.30pm in the area outside the CAB lecture theatre and the talk will begin at 1.00pm followed by a Q&A. Please note that no food or drink may be taken in the lecture theatre.
Speaker biography: Philip Awadalla is the Professor of Molecular Genetics at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, Oxford Cancer, as well as the Big Data Institute at the University of Oxford where he is co-Director of Translational Health and AI.
Philip also serves as the National Scientific Director of CanPath (Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health). Previously, he was a Professor at the University of Toronto, as well as the University of Montreal Ste Justine Children’s Hospital where he was Director of the CARTaGENE cohort in Quebec.
Philip and his team have expertise in genomics, computational biology, and epidemiology. The research focus of his team is on healthy ageing, early cancer detection, and the evolution of somatic mutations.