Cancer Biology GIDP Seminar: ‘Targeting Kynurenine Metabolism in Cancer’

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

George Sutphin, PhD | Assistant Professor, University of Arizona Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine – Tucson, and member, U of A Cancer Center and U of A BIO5 Institute.

“Targeting Kynurenine Metabolism in Cancer”

Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
UArizona Cancer Center – Kiewit Auditorium (Room 2951) or
Join Zoom Meeting: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89130395406 (Password can be found on the flyer below.)

Cancer Biology GIDP Seminar Series
Fall Instructor: Dr. Cindy Miranti
Contact: cmiranti@arizona.ed

About the Presenter

Dr. Sutphin’s lab studies the fundamental biology of aging. Age is the primary risk factor for most prevalent diseases in our society, including cancer. By understanding and targeting molecular processes that drive aging, his research team aims to extend healthy human lifespan and treat or prevent broad categories of age-associated disease simultaneously. Through a combination of systems and comparative genetics, they identified the kynurenine metabolic pathway as a promising intervention target to slow aging. Ongoing projects examine the impact of kynurenine pathway interventions on longevity, cancer onset during normal aging, and cancer progression once established.

LEARN MORE

Flyer for this lecture:  cancer_biology_gidp_seminar_10.21.24_sutphin_flyer.pdf

Original event listing.

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