Conquering Cancer
Whitehead Spring Lecture Series for High School Students
April 17-19, 2007
The American Cancer Society recently reported that
the number of Americans who died of cancer has dropped
for the second straight year. It appears we are finally
winning the war against a disease that has taken decades
to understand. Although doctors are now applying some
rational therapies to treat patients, we still have
a long way to go.
During the 2007 Whitehead Spring Lecture
Series, high school students learned how researchers
are unraveling the molecular mysteries of cancer development
in search of a cure.
Speakers included Whitehead Member Robert Weinberg
and other top researchers in the field of cancer. The
event also included a panel
discussion on three views of cancer, laboratory tours
(Whitehead and off-site biotech labs), and lunch with
young Whitehead scientists.
