Research Culture Virtual Seminar-From Chasing My Cure to Chasing Our Cures; Lessons learned
20 March 2023, 2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Division of Medicine (DOM) Early Career Research (ECR) Network / Postgraduate Student (PGS) Research Culture Programme
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- UCL staff | UCL students
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Med.ECR-Network
Virtual Seminar
'From Chasing My Cure to Chasing Our Cures; Lessons learned as a physician, patient, and researcher'
David Fajgenbaum
David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, co-Founder & President of the , and national bestselling author of '. He is also a patient battling a deadly disease called idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD), which he discovered a treatment for that is saving his life and others.ÌýThrough his work at the University of Pennsylvania's , he has also identified and/or advanced 9 other treatment approaches for iMCD and cancer. Fajgenbaum currently leads over 20 translational research studies including the CORONA Project, which is the world’s largest effort to identify, track, and advance COVID-19 treatments. He also leads a public-private initiative to apply his drug repurposing approach to discover treatments for many more diseases and serves on the Board of Directors for the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA. Ìý
Host:ÌýDr. Puja Mehta,ÌýCentre for Inflammation and Tissue Repair | UCL Respiratory |ÌýUniversity College London
The seminars are open to UCL staff, students and their visitors.ÌýWe would encourage attendance from all career stages.ÌýAll staff looking to enhance their own practiceÌýare encouraged to attend
Please contactÌýMed.ECR-Network@ucl.ac.ukÌýfor all enquiresÌýÌý
Online audience members: Please ensure that your mic is muted and video turned off during the talk.ÌýÌý
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