The Ellison Institute Insights Forum brings together creative and accomplished thinkers to offer their wisdom on some of the key questions we face in fundamentally understanding and controlling cancer and other complex diseases. Through the Ellison Insights Forum conversations, we will brainstorm solutions for some of the thorniest problems in disease biology, particularly cancer, with equally innovative and transformative ideas.
Next Forum: Thursday, March 11 – Role of Evolution in Cancer Treatment
Last Forum Question: How could applying specific principles of evolution/evolutionary theory (and ecology) across biological and temporal scales of cancer revolutionize treatment strategies, reduce resistance, and improve patient outcomes?
Forum Recording: Click HERE to view the discussion between:
Charles Swanton, MD, PhD – senior group leader of the Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory at the Francis Crick Institute, and oncologist at the UCL Cancer Institute
Susan Rosenberg, PhD – Ben F Love Chair in Cancer Research; Professor of Molecular & Human Genetics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Molecular Virology & Microbiology; and Founder and Leader, Mechanisms in Evolution Program, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Robert Gatenby, MD – Department Chair in Radiology and Co-Director Center of Excellence for Evolution Based Therapy at Moffitt Cancer Center
Kenneth Pienta, MD – Donald S. Coffey Professor of Urology and Professor of Oncology, Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, ACS Professor and Director of Research for the Brady Urological Institute
Moderated by Anna Barker, PhD, Chief Strategy Officer, Ellison Institute and Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Complex Adaptive Systems, Arizona State University and
David B. Agus, MD, Founding Director & CEO, Ellison Institute and Professor of Medicine & Engineering, USC