Alistair Cook, PhD is one of five recipients of the 2014 International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) Young Investigator Travel Awards which are funded by our sponsors at Kazan Law. Dr. Cook is a research assistant professor in the School of Medicine and Pharmacology of the University of Western Australia. He is the lead author of a recent study about a potential new way to improve anti-tumor immunity or chemo-immunotherapy efficacy in mesothelioma treatment. Watch as he talks about the progress of his work. … [Read more...]
International Mesothelioma Interest Group
The International Mesothelioma Interest Group Conference Bright Young Scientists
Mesothelioma Circle’s sponsor, Kazan Law continues to support the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) conference in Capetown, South Africa this year as they have since 2006. This premier medical congress on mesothelioma gives leading mesothelioma physicians and researchers from all over the world the opportunity to gather every two years to discuss their mesothelioma research with each other. In honor of mesothelioma patients and their families, Kazan Law again is sponsoring the Young Investigator Awards at the International Mesothelioma Interest Group Conference as they have … [Read more...]
Spotlight on Mesothelioma Research: International Mesothelioma Interest Group
When facing a sneaky merciless foe like mesothelioma, it is important to try to keep moving forward. Just because there is no cure today and mesothelioma treatment options are limited does not mean that there won’t be a cure tomorrow as well as newer and better treatment options. The only way this will happen is by ongoing meticulous scientific mesothelioma research. Yes, there will be some false hopes and blind alleys. That is the way scientific research works. The main thing is to keep going. To quote Winston Churchill, “We shall never surrender.” Today I’m going to focus on the recent … [Read more...]