Top stem cell scientist Dr John E. Dick’s lecture on Cancer Stem Cells: Fact or Fiction at the 7 th Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture
Friday, 31 Jul 2009
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Research on leukemia stem cells has greatly advanced understanding of the origins of leukemia
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Singapore, 31 Jul 2009 – The National Cancer Centre Singapore was pleased to host world renowned stem cell scientist Dr John E. Dick to deliver his lecture on Cancer Stem Cells: Fact or Fiction. Today's lecture was held at the NCCS Lecture Hall and was the 7 th in the Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture Series.
The Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture Series aspires to be one of Singapore’s leading forums for intellectual inquiry and discussion in cancer research.
Dr Dick is currently a Senior Scientist, and Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto. He is the Program Director in Cancer Stem Cells-GENESIS Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, and Canada Research Chair in Stem Cell Biology.
Dr Dick’s research focus on normal human blood and leukemic stem cells has greatly advanced our understanding of the origins of leukemia. By developing an in vivo repopulation assay, his laboratory showed that tumours are composed of cells with different properties and that only a small proportion of human leukemic cells are capable of initiating human leukemia in immuno-compromised mice.
Dr Dick’s work has been widely recognized and won him many awards including the 1997 Michael Smith Award of Excellence (MRC) and the 2000 Robert Nobel Prize (NCI Canada). Dr Dick has also been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Canadian Academy of Science.
For more information, please contact NCCS Corporate Communications :
Ms Veronica Lee
Senior Executive, Corporate Communications
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Tel:
6236 9429
Email:
Veronica.Lee.H.E.@nccs.com.sg
Ms Carol Ang
Executive, Corporate Communications
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Tel:
6236 4924
Email:
Carol.Ang.S.Y@nccs.com.sg
Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture (HODL) Series
The NCCS’s HODL Series aspires to be one of Singapore’s leading forums for intellectual inquiry and discussion in cancer and biological research. With eminent scientists as guest speakers, the series hopes to create an environment for exploration of ideas and advances in cancer biology and medicine.
About National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS)
NCCS is a premier cancer research and treatment facility in Singapore and in the region. It was established in 1997 and sees about 68 per cent of the public sector medical oncology cases and 74 per cent of radiation oncology cases. NCCS not only houses the most number of oncologists in Singapore but is also equipped with the largest number of equipment to provide the latest radiation oncology care in Singapore.
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