Does the Cure for Cancer Lie in Our Genes?

The J.H.M. Wood and Gairdner Foundations Team Up to Bring Renouned Gnomist, Dr. Eric Lander to the Princess Margret Hospital Oct 1st.

Oakville, Ontario, September 23, 2008 - The J.H.M. Wood Foundation is very pleased to partner with the Gairdner Foundation to create a lecture series targeted to business leaders on the promise and challenges of medical discovery.

This inaugural lecture will feature Gairdner Awardee and one of the world's most renowned gnomist, Dr. Eric Lander.

Dr. Lander is the Director of the Broad Institute for Genome Research, where he is leading the new wave of medical research that combines basic bioscience with clinical medicine and computational biology to use the human genome to develop new strategies against cancer and other diseases.

The Institute received a $400 million endowment on September 5, 2008 to fund its genomic research.

The lecture will take place on Wednesday, October 1st in the Atrium at Princess Margaret Hospital, 7th floor of PMH at 610 University Avenue. The evening will start at 6:00 p.m. with Dr. Lander's talk on "Cancer and the Genome", followed by Questions and Answers, and then a reception at 7:00 p.m.

Those interested in attending Dr.Lander's revealing insights into a subject that touches our lives and work in challenging and opportune ways can contact, Catherine@ramsayinc.com

For More Information on the J.H.M. Wood Foundation, please contact:

John Wood
Chairman, J.H.M. Wood Foundation
(905) 337-2227 ext. 203
Email John

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