International Symposium on Novel Targets for Cancer Therapy

Maharashtra Cosmopolitan Education (M.C.E.) Society’s Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Research Academy (ISTRA) and Abeda Inamdar Senior College had organized an “International Symposium on “Novel Targets for Cancer Therapy” on 5^th January 2018 in the PAI Hi Tech Hall, Azam Campus, Pune. The symposium was inaugurated by Dr. P. A. Inamdar, President, M. C. E. Society and graced by Mrs. Abeda P. Inamdar, Vice-President, M. C. E. Society and Chairperson, ISTRA.

Eminent Cancer biologists delivered talks related to Cancer therapy. Dr. Harikrishna Nakshatri, Professor of Breast Cancer Research, Professor of Surgery, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Associate Director at Indiana University School of Medicine delivered the keynote address on“Emerging concepts in normal breast heterogeneity and its impact on tumor/metastasis characterization”.

Dr. Rita Ghosh, Associate Professor of Urology, Departments of Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health, San Antonio spoke on “NAD[P]H: Quinone Oxidoreductase as a therapeutic target for prostate cancer’ Dr. Pratap Kumar, Professor of Urology, Departments of Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health, San Antonio delivered a talk on “Natural products as adjuvants for cancer therapy”.

Dr. Shrikant Anant: Key Note Address

Dr. ShrikantAnant, Associate Director of Cancer Prevention and Control, University of Kansas Cancer Center gave information on“Cancer Stem Cells: The Mother Bee to Target”. Dr. AnimeshDhar, Associate Professor of Cancer Biology and Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Cancer Center spoke on the topic entitled “ Super-enhancers: Novel Targets in Pancreatic Cancer”. The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Subhash B. Padhye, Director, ISTRA.

Huge Gathering During the Symposium