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Seminars
We frequently present our research at conferences, Grand Rounds (both at Johns Hopkins and other institutions), and non-science groups. Contact us for availability.
Recorded seminars:
Dr. Sarah Amend - Ecology meets cancer biology: Defining the KCC to develop a cure.
Dr. Ken Pienta - Convergent evolution and the origins of lethal cancer.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Topics in Interdisciplinary Medicine (TIME) – Cancer
Instructor: Sarah Amend, Ph.D.
Small group: Cancer Ecology
An intensive and highly interactive discussion-based short course. Students will deeply engage with current literature and lead a discussion of their peers to explore and challenge these paradigms. Topics include using ecological paradigms to understand cancer lethality and evolution, and how these principles are used to inform clinical care.
My Cancer Ecology small group is easily the best TIME course small group I’ve had in three years here. It was so thought-provoking and demonstrates what I really hope to do with my career, which is come up with a new thought paradigm for an existing problem. It was so multidisciplinary and such a different way to think about cancer from anything we’ve covered in the MD curriculum so far. Absolutely fascinating and I would highly recommend it to any student.