Women in Science Luncheon: What Cancer Cells Don't Want Us to Know

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Logistics

  • Monday, October 7 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
  • Offering Format: Public Event
  • Museum of Science
  • Admission: $50 per person; $500 per table of 10, register online

    • Associated Persons

    Presented by Galit Lahav, PhD, Associate Professor in Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School

Description

Created by a group of women affiliated with the Museum of Science as trustees, overseers, and donors, the Women in Science Luncheon series is a unique forum that enables an audience of interested women to hear about the research and life experiences of distinguished female scientists and engineers, exchange ideas, and make lasting connections.

According to Dr. Galit Lahav, cancer cells are like criminals who develop secrets so they don’t get caught. Her team uses high-resolution approaches to uncover these secrets, including examining individual cancer cells and measuring their behavior over time. Her findings are helping to explain why cells vary so dramatically in their response to specific drugs.

Sponsored in part by the Roy A. Hunt Foundation.

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Additional Information

Galit Lahav received her PhD in 2001 from the Department of Biology in the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. In 2003 she completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Weizmann Institute of Science and then spent a year at Harvard’s Bauer Center for Genomics Research. Her research group combines experimental and computational approaches to understand how drugs act on different cell types and organs, and to gain insight into the reasons why different cells and people respond differently to specific drugs.

Dr. Lahav has been recognized by many national and international awards including the New Investigator award from the Medical Foundation, the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, and an Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Lahav is also a dedicated mentor to new faculty at Harvard and is highly committed to furthering the advancement of women in science.