TSANZ Symposium: Lung cancer: Embracing the future
Tracks
Track 1
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Arena 1B |
Speaker
Prof Steven Bozinovski
Professor
RMIT University
Shared pathological mechanisms between COPD and lung cancer
10:30 AM - 10:50 AMBiography
Steven Bozinovski is the Director of the Centre for Respiratory Science and Health at RMIT University. Throughout his career, he has actively partnered with industry and clinical collaborators to drive translational research programs. Steven's research focuses on respiratory pharmacology and immunology, with an emphasis on developing new therapeutics for debilitating lung diseases including asthma, COPD and lung cancer. His group focuses on developing innovative strategies that harness pro-resolution therapeutics to actively switch off chronic inflammation underpinning disease pathology.
Assoc Prof Henry Marshall
Thoracic Physician
The Prince Charles Hospital / University of Queensland
Lung cancer prevention beyond smoking
10:50 AM - 11:10 AMBiography
Dr Kwun Fong
SMO
The Prince Charles Hospital / University of Queensland
The new kids on the block: The role of genomics, proteomics and novel biomarkers in the prevention, diagnosis and management of lung cancer (with Ken O'Byrne)
11:10 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Dr Kwun Fong is a proud member of the team at The Prince Charles Hospital and UQ Thoracic Research Centre working together to provide high-value care and healthy lungs for the people they serve.
Ken O'Byrne
Queensland University of Technology
The new kids on the block: The role of genomics, proteomics and novel biomarkers in the prevention, diagnosis and management of lung cancer (with Kwun Fong)
11:10 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
All Speakers
Q&A
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Dr Calvin Sidhu
Respiratory
Western Health
Chairperson
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Calvin is a respiratory physician and interventional pulmonologist at Western Health (Victoria). He has subspecialty interest and training in basic and advanced bronchoscopy, as well as pleural medicine.
Dr Sukhwinder Sohal
Senior Lecturer
University of Tasmania
Chairperson
10:30 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Dr Sohal is Head of the Respiratory Translational Research Group at the University of Tasmania, Launceston, and internationally recognized leader in chronic lung disease. His research group is focused on discovering and identifying novel mechanisms that may act as exciting new therapeutic targets for treating chronic lung diseases, such as COPD, lung cancer, asthma-COPD overlap, pulmonary hypertension and ILDs. His lab is also home to investigations regarding effects of electronic smoking devices on lung health. Dr Sohal’s work has been noted in the WHO documents informing global policy. He has been the Board Director TSANZ, and President TSANZ Tasmania Branch. Dr Sohal has been appointed Deputy Chair by the ERS for the Molecular Pathology and Functional Genomics Group.
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