Wednesday, December 23, 2015

BioGenesis – Global cancer summit 2015

Global Cancer Summit, a three-day programme focussed on understanding and suggesting strategies to tackle cancer, organised from November 18-20 at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
  • It was dedicated to the late US senator Ted Kennedy.
Theme – Frontiers in oncology: genetics, diagnostics and therapeutics
Event Organizers – Euro-Indian Health Cluster (India), Global Cancer Foundation and supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Participants – 700 experts in the field of oncology and related fields
Chairman of summit – K.S. Gopinath
Winners of the Edward Kennedy Memorial award
During the event winners of the Edward Kennedy Memorial awarded for their work in the area of cancer. Awardees are:
  • Jaydip Biswas, Director, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute
  • Prabha Sampath, Principal Investigator, A Star Institute, Singapore
  • Raghuram, Founder, Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation
  • R. Nagendra, Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana
  • R. Rajagopal, Founder and chairman of Pallium India

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