EVENT: Raine Lecture - Sarcoma, Genetics and Public Health Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:30 - The McCusker Auditorium, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre Professor David Thomas Professor David Thomas is Head of the Kinghorn Cancer Centre and Head of the Cancer Division of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney. His research interests include quantitative evolutionary genetics in cancer cell populations, mapping a cancer neochromosome at single nucleotide resolution, and understanding the role of the immune system in development of osteosarcoma. Professor Thomas has played a key role in establishing several large-scale cancer cohorts, including the International Sarcoma Kindred Study and Cancer 2015, a 10,000 strong Framingham-style cohort of newly diagnosed cancer patients in Victoria. In addition to leading several pivotal clinical studies, he was the founding chair of the Australasian Sarcoma Study Group and Director of the state-wide adolescent and young adult cancer service, ONTrac at Peter Mac (2005-10). URL: http://www.raine.uwa.edu.au/news-events For more information: Lyn Ellis lyn.ellis@uwa.edu.au 9386 9880 Starts : Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:30 Ends : Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:30 Last Updated : Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:47