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Monday, June 01, 2009 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)
The Drug Development Discussion Group (DDD Group) is an informal
moderated forum bringing together research professionals and clinicians
interested in drug development.
Speaker: Dr. Jiang Liu
Each session has a 30-minute presentation and a 45-minute moderated
discussion. For more information on this series or to register for a
specific event please contact MaRS at events@marsdd.com.
Generously supported by:
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr. Juang Liu
MD. PhD, thoracic surgeon and research scientist.
Dr. Liu obtained his MD from Shanghai, China. He started lymphatic targeted drug delivery research when he was a surgical resident in China. He received further clinical and research training after he immigrated to Canada in 1998. Subsequently, Dr. Liu completed his PhD study in targeted drug delivery at the University of Toronto. Over the course of his research, he has developed a novel trans-lymphatic chemotherapy technology by which anticancer agents can be effectively delivered to the targeted lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels to control cancer metastasis. His research has won numerous awards both nationally and internationally including NSERC-Innovation Challenge award, American Association for Cancer Research AACR-Aflac award, CIHR top feature project in 2006. His trans-lymphatic chemotherapy technology was also nominated for American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) drug delivery award.
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Via MichelinMaRS (www.marsdd.com) is a non-profit organization focused on maximizing the economic and social impact of Canadian innovation. MaRS was founded in 2000 by leaders from the private and public sectors in order to improve commercial outcomes from Canada’s strong foundation of science and technology innovation. MaRS connects and fosters collaboration between the communities of science, business and capital through co-location in the MaRS Centre and more broadly through catalytic programs, structured networks and the MaRS web portal. The MaRS Centre opened in 2005.
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