Professor Andrew L. Kung
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA
Identification of novel therapeutic strategies for brain tumors
The Centre for Systems Medicine is pleased to announce another speaker of our seminar series. Professor Andrew L. Kung is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. Professor Kung earned his MD and PhD degrees from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1994, and did his post-graduate medical training at the Boston Children’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). Professor Kung was on staff at the DFCI and Harvard Medical School for 12 years, and recently assumed a leadership position at Columbia University. His research program is focused on novel cancer target discovery and drug development.
The talk will be held in the Albert Lecture Theatre, RCSI on Monday 3rd of December 2012 at 4.30 pm.