The road that leads to a Nobel prize is typically long and full of turns. James Allison, Ph.D., first showed in 1996 that an effective strategy against cancer targeted the immune system rather than the tumor — yet it wasn’t until 2011 that the Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug utilizing this method. For his pioneering work that has saved countless lives, Allison won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
At this event, Allison, who chairs the immunology department at MD Anderson Cancer Center, shared his experience in transforming laboratory observations into an entirely new approach to treating cancer.
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The event was co-sponsored by the Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce Texas, the Consulate General of Sweden in Houston and Miraculum. Follow @BakerCHB on Twitter and join the conversation online with #BakerBioSci.
Agenda
10:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
10:15 a.m.
Keynote Address — From Laboratory Observation to Breakthrough Treatments
James Allison, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Immunology, and Executive Director, Immunotherapy Platform, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Lunch
12:15 p.m.
Armchair Discussion: Receiving the Noble Prize
James Allison, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Immunology, and Executive Director, Immunotherapy Platform, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Moderated by Ann-Christine Langselius, Ph.D., CEO and Chair, Miraculum
12:45 p.m.Closing Remarks
Registration
Attendance at this event was by invitation only. The cost of attendance was $50 for SACC members and $75 for non-SACC members. Members of the Baker Institute Roundtable and Health Policy Forum received complimentary admission with the promotional code included in their invitation.
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