CHINA-LUXEMBOURG FORUM
CANCER RESEARCH: One goal, multiple approaches
Organised by the Confucius Institute at the University of Luxembourg
Monday 4 December 2023 from 18:00 to 21:00
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Learning Centre – Ellipse room: 7, Ënnert den Héichiewen, 4361 Esch/Belval
Parking on Belval Campus: https://www.uni.lu/en/about/campuses/belval-campus/
Register now, free and open to all: confucius@uni.lu or +352 4666444964
How can fundamental research shed light on the molecular, cellular and genetic determinants that govern tumour formation and disease progression? If we better understand how a healthy cell becomes a cancer cell and how cells communicate with each other, can this help us to develop improved therapies?
The Confucius Institute at the University of Luxembourg, in close collaboration with the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine at the University of Luxembourg and the School of Basic Medical Sciences at Fudan University, is pleased to invite you to a forum entitled “CANCER RESEARCH: One goal, multiple approaches”.
In six short presentations, professors from the University of Luxembourg and Fudan University will explain the results of their respective scientific research on the malignant transformation of normal cells into cancer cells, the resulting activation of our body’s defence cells as well as the identification of possible molecular targets and strategies to fight cancer.
We will look at the complexity of the molecular mechanisms that enable our cells to exchange information with each other, for example to coordinate the response of our body’s defence cells against cells that have become cancerous. Cancer cells themselves also develop “communication tools” that enable them to resist our immune defences so that they can continue to multiply. Elucidating these basic mechanisms with the help of state-of-the-art biological and bioinformatics technologies will pave the way for the identification of novel drug targets, thereby contributing to the development of future cancer therapies.
After the presentations, the audience will have the opportunity to discuss with the speakers and ask for further details.
AGENDA
18:00-18:15 Registration
18:15-18:30 Welcome and introduction
Jauffrey Bareille and Wu Hao, Luxembourg and Chinese Directors of the Confucius Institute at the University of Luxembourg
Prof. Chunmin Liang, Vice-President of the Department of Histology & Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University
Prof. Iris Behrmann, Head of the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Luxembourg
18:30-19:30 Presentations
Prof. Chunmin Liang, Vice-President of the Department of Histology & Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University
Topic: “The Role of CCL21/CCR7 signaling: a double-edged sword in Hepatocellular Carcinoma”
Prof. Iris Behrmann, Head of the Department of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Luxembourg
Topic: “Hepatocellular carcinoma: cytokines and non-coding RNAs”
Prof. Qing Lu, Associate Professor of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University
Topic: “Immune checkpoint therapy”
Prof. Daniel Abankwa, Professor in Cellular Tumour Biology, University of Luxembourg
Topic: “eRASe cancer - drug targeting a formidable foe”
Prof. Hui Yang, Associate Professor of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University
Topic: “Tumor immune escape: the help of some immune cells”
Prof. Thomas Sauter, Professor in Systems Biology, University of Luxembourg
Topic: “Computer-aided drug screening on herbal compounds”
19:30-20:00 Q&A
Moderated by Jauffrey Bareille, Luxembourg Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Luxembourg,
and Prof. Jean-Luc Bueb, Professor in Biology, University of Luxembourg
20:00-21:00 Cocktail reception
