School of Biomedical Sciences cordially invites you to join the following seminar:

Speaker: Professor Guozhu Xie, Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Talk Title: CAR-NK cells: new opportunities and challenges for cancer immunotherapy

Date: 2 July 2024 (Tuesday)
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, G/F, William M.W. Mong Block, 21 Sassoon Road
Host: Professor Rio Sugimura

Biography

Professor Xie is a professor and oncologist in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University and a post-doctoral fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests focus on the development of novel CAR-T/NK cell therapy for cancer immunotherapy and the mechanism of immunotherapy resistance in cancer. He has published 20 research articles in journals such as Nature Biomedical Engineering, PANS, Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. His research has led to 7 China, US or International Patents, and has taken charge of three projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China and two projects of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province.

Abstract

The outlines of the talk are as follows: 

1. Unique advantages of CAR-engineered NK cells 
2. Current challenges of CAR-NK cells 
3. Current clinical trials of CAR-NK cells
4. Potential strategies of enhancing CAR-NK cell function against cancer

ALL ARE WELCOME
Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact Miss Crystal Chan at 3917 6830.