M. Judah Folkman
M. Judah Folkman, MD, the J. Englebert Dunphy Visiting Professor at UCSF, will deliver the keynote address during the Department of Surgery's 20th Annual Resident Research Symposium at the Mission Bay Conference Center on Thursday, Feb. 15.
Titled "Angiogenesis: An Organizing Principle in Biology, Medicine and Surgery?", Folkman's lecture will begin at 4 p.m. at the Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens St.
Beginning with his 1971 hypothesis that solid tumors are angiogenesis-dependent, Folkman's work has inspired studies of angiogenesis in tumor biology and in disciplines as diverse as developmental biology, ophthalmology and dermatology. In addition to his research, Folkman has served as a surgeon and teacher.
Folkman is the Andrus Professor of Pediatric Surgery and professor of cell biology at Harvard Medical School and director of the Vascular Biology Program at Children's Hospital Boston.
The address will cap an afternoon of resident research presentations during the 20th J. Englebert Dunphy Resident Research Symposium. The symposium will continue on Friday, Feb. 16, with more presentations and an awards luncheon. Complete information is available
here.
For more information about the symposium, contact the
education office, 476-1239.
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