Cancer Biology Seminar: ‘EWS-FLI1 – A multifunctional, oncogenic, intrinsically disordered, anti-cancer target that is druggable’

The Cancer Biology Graduate Interdisciplinary Program and UArizona Cancer Center presents the following for the Cancer Biology Seminar Series lecture:

Jeffrey Toretsky, MD | Professor and Chief, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital’s Division of Pediatric, Adolescent & Young Adult Hematology/Oncology, and Molecular Oncology Program leader, 

“EWS-FLI1: A multifunctional, oncogenic, intrinsically disordered, anti-cancer target that is druggable”

Monday, March 3, 2025 | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
UArizona Cancer Center – Kiewit Auditorium (Room 2951A) or
Join Zoom Meeting: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89130395406 (Password can be found on the flyer below.)

Cancer Biology (CBIO) Seminar Series
Spring Instructor: Dr. Nam Lee 
Contact: namlee@arizona.ed

About the Presenter

Dr. Toretsky is an internationally recognized expert in sarcomas in children, adolescents, and young adults. He is the principal investigator and director of the NIH-funded Molecular Oncology Program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and co-leads a regional multidisciplinary sarcoma clinic. He and a multidisciplinary research team are engaged with all aspects of pediatric hematology/oncology from diagnosis through survivorship. His laboratory is pursuing new and targeted therapies for Ewing sarcoma, including a new medication for Ewing sarcoma currently in phase 1 clinical trials.

LEARN MORE

Flyer for this lecture:  cancer_biology_gidp_seminar_2025-03-03_toretsky_flyer.pdf

Original event listing.

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