AII seminar serie - Silvia Formenti
Please join us online on March 8 from 16.00-17.00 hrs
Young investigator in the spotlight - short talk: Marieke Fransen
Title: “ Local targeting of cancer immunotherapy ”.
Keynote speaker: Silvia Formenti
Title: “Adapting radiotherapy prescription to immune checkpoint blockade”.
Dr. Silvia Formenti is Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Medicine, Associate Director of Translational Research at the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Radiation Oncologist-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is also the Sandra and Edward Meyer Professor of Cancer Research at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Host: Idris Bahce
Online:
Zoom link: https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/81303978140
Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases
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Dr. Formenti received her medical degree in Italy from the University of Milan. She is board certified in medical oncology, radiology and radiation oncology. A recognized leader in radiation oncology and breast cancer research, her groundbreaking work has transformed the paradigm in radiation biology, demonstrating the efficacy of combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy to control cancer cell growth in solid tumors. In combination with immune checkpoint blockade, focal radiotherapy can be used to recruit patients’ immune systems to reject their individual tumor, resulting in a form of personalized immunotherapy, specific for each individual patient. She has translated preclinical work into clinical trials in metastatic solid tumors like breast and lung cancer, and in brain metastases.
She is leading eighteen investigator-initiated clinical trials of immunotherapy and radiotherapy. As a prolific researcher, Dr. Formenti has published nearly 300 papers recognized by high-impact journals including Nature Medicine, JAMA, Lancet Oncology and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. In 2019. She was honored to receive the ASTRO Gold Medal in 2019 and SITC Team Science Award in 2021.
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Webinar URL: | https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/81303978140 |
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Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity |
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Contact | info@amsterdam-infection-and-immunity.org |