Lectures and seminars Seminar: NOX2-derived ROS as regulators of metastatic progression
Welcome to an opponent seminar given by Prof. Anna Martner, Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, University of Gothenburg.
Title
"NOX2-derived ROS as regulators of metastatic progression"
Speaker
Anna Martner, PhD, is Professor of Immunology at the Sahlgrenska Center for Cancer Research, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research focuses on tumor immunology, with a particular interest in the NADPH oxidase NOX2 in myeloid cells and its role in regulating tumor metastasis.
Her group studies how NOX2-derived reactive oxygen species contribute to immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment and how inhibition of NOX2 may improve immune surveillance. A particular focus is pancreatic cancer, where the group is conducting a clinical trial to investigate whether treatment with a NOX2 inhibitor, in combination with immunostimulation, may reduce the risk of recurrence or metastasis following surgery. For more information, please visit the Martner Lab website: www.martnerlab.com.
Host
Prof. Rikard Holmdahl, Division of Physiological Chemistry I, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biology, KI