Wednesday, 29th May 2013
Starts: 29 May 2013
Professor Valerie Speirs
Section of Pathology, Leeds University
Application of 3D models in breast cancer research: investigating the role of the stroma
Valerie Speirs obtained a BSc in Zoology from the University of Aberdeen followed by her PhD in Cancer Biology from the University of Glasgow. She became a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 2007. Her scientific career has included spells at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, and the universities of Liverpool and Hull. She is currently Professor of Experimental Pathology & Oncology within the Leeds Institute of Cancer Studies & Pathology at the University of Leeds where her research portfolio focuses on oestrogen receptor biology, endocrine resistant breast cancer, male breast cancer and developing improved in vitro models of breast cancer to explore the role of the stroma. She also plays an active role in the Breast Cancer Campaign Tissue Bank and was inaugural chair of the operations group.
More information including publications can be obtained here:
http://www.limm.leeds.ac.uk/research_sections/pathology_and_tumour_biology/groups/hanby.htm
Location
Redwood 2.60c (NLT)
2pm. Refreshments from 1:50pm
Host
Dr Julia M.W. Gee
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Open To: Staff and Students