Dear All,
You are most cordially invited to the ICTP Colloquium on "Human
Papillomaviruses: A Major Cause of Human Cancer" by Dr. Lawrence
Banks, Director-General, International Centre for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB).
The Colloquium will take place on Wednesday 27 March 2024 at
14:00 hrs in the Budinich Lecture Hall.
Biosketch:
Lawrence Banks is Director-General of the International Centre
for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), an
international scientific research organization that promotes
sustainable development through advanced research and education
with Headquarters in Trieste, Italy. He served as Scientific
Coordinator of the ICGEB from 2016 – June 2019 and has been Group
Leader of the Tumour Virology Laboratory at ICGEB Trieste, Italy
since 1990. His current research interest focuses on Human
Papillomaviruses (HPVs), the causative agents of a number of human
tumours, the most important of which is cervical cancer, a major
cause of cancer-related death in women worldwide. His laboratory
has made ground breaking contributions to our understanding of how
HPV enters the cell and subsequently brings about changes
resulting in malignancy. He has organised over 15 major
international workshops on Human Papillomaviruses, on Leishmania
and on DNA Tumor Viruses. To date he counts on 234 publications
with h-index 57
Abstract:
Infectious agents account for approximately 12% of all human
cancer cases. The most prevalent of these are Human
Papillomaviruses, which account for around 5% of the total human
cancer burden. We shall discuss the current concepts in how these
viruses are thought to bring about cancer and review the various
options for disease detection and prevention. Therapies remain a
major challenge, especially in low resource settings and some
insights will be provided into the types of approaches being taken
to develop novel forms of therapeutic intervention. Finally a
brief presentation of ICGEB will be provided, outlining the
different programmes and some of the activities specifically
aiming to increase scientific and technological development in low
and middle income countries.
Light
refreshments will be served in the lobby of the Leonardo Building
at the end of the talk.
Looking
forward to your participation.
With best regards,
Director's Office, ICTP