On behalf of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are pleased to announce the formation of the Columbia Brain Tumor Seminar Series. Seminars will take place on Thursdays at noon in the Florence Irving Auditorium on the first floor of the ICRC Building. The series will feature speakers from outside of Columbia, presenting their work on various aspects of neuro-oncology, ranging from the genes and pathways involved in tumor initiation and metastasis to the roles of the microenvironment and the immune system to novel approaches to therapy and drug delivery. In addition to their seminars, speakers will spend the day meeting with faculty and trainees, learning about the outstanding research happening at Columbia.

Talk Title: “Viewing cancer through the prism of stem cell biology”

Speaker: Jeremy Rich, MD, MHS, MBA; Deputy Director, Research, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center