Jesus College is to host a special symposium in October that celebrates the outstanding biomedical research being undertaken by College academics.

The Biomedical Research Symposium on Thursday 16th October features talks from Professor Geoff Higgins and Professor Jonathan Cooke, who will each share insights into their research careers. There will also be opportunities for audience questions and discussion.

Professor Geoff Higgins is the Malcolm and Margaret Howat Chair of Clinical Oncology at Oxford University, and is an Honorary Consultant Clinical Oncologist at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. His laboratory research focuses on developing novel strategies to improve the efficacy of radiotherapy treatment. Key findings are translated into large-scale drug development programmes or directly into clinical trials. He overseas ten multi-disciplinary radiotherapy focused research groups that are led by clinicians, biologists, and medical physicists. Geoff will be talking on Molecules to Medicine: How Laboratory Discoveries Drive Radiotherapy Advances

The symposium takes place in the Ship Street Centre at starts at 18.30. No booking required.