How to train viruses to destroy cancer cells

Come join scientists from Cardiff University’s Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine to find out about the novel and surprising techniques they’re using to improve the lives of patients. From nanomedicines to ninja viruses to synthetic biology, Cardiff University’s life scientists are at the bleeding edge of health research.

Our Senior Research Leader, Professor Alan Parker, Head of Solid Cancers, Professor of Translational Virology and Co-director of the Wales Applied Virology Unit, will do a talk on 'How to Train your Virus':

Viruses are just like dragons. Like dragons, in their “wild type” (disease causing) form they cause destruction, ailment and even mortality. But, just like in the film “How to train your Dragon”, it is possible to train viruses to do great good. In this talk, I will explain how my lab is learning in great detail about viruses, how they infect healthy cells, and using this information to reprogramme them so that they seek out and destroy cancer cells, rather than cause disease.

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