Medicine Grand Rounds/2016 Edward Rubenstein Lectureship – Immunotherapy for Cancer Comes of Age

When:
August 24, 2016 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am
2016-08-24T08:00:00-07:00
2016-08-24T09:00:00-07:00
Where:
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, Berg Hall, 2nd Floor
Stanford University
300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94304
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Department of Medicine
650-721-1166
Medicine Grand Rounds/2016 Edward Rubenstein Lectureship - Immunotherapy for Cancer Comes of Age @ Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge, Berg Hall, 2nd Floor | Stanford | California | United States

Presenter: Ron Levy, MD
Professor, Oncology
Stanford University

Dr. Levy’s research concentrates on the study of malignant lymphoma and tumors of the immune system using the tools of immunology and molecular biology to develop a better understanding of the initiation and progression of the malignant process. Receptor molecules present on the surface of tumor cells transmit signals for regulation of cell growth. These receptors include the immunoglobulin molecule on B cell tumors and the T cell receptor on T cell tumors. Questions his lab is currently addressing include:
1. Can a clue to the pathogenesis of lymphoma be derived from a study of their antigen receptors?
2. Can new treatments for lymphoma be developed by targeting receptors with monoclonal antibodies?
3. Can vaccines be developed which can induce an immune response in the host against the receptors on their own tumor