Download hodgkin lymphoma: a never ending exciting story

The NCCS’ Humphrey Oei Distinguished
Lecture Series aspires to be one
of Singapore’s leading forums for
intellectual inquiry and discussion in
cancer and biological research. With
eminent scientists as guest speakers, the
HODGKIN LYMPHOMA: A
NEVER ENDING EXCITING
STORY: FROM THE
ABSORBENT GLANDS TO
THE MOLECULAR CURE
series hopes to create an environment
for exploration of ideas and advances
in cancer biology and medicine.
Thursday, 24 Feb 2011, 11.45a.m. – 1.00p.m.
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Level 4, Peter & Mary Fu Auditorium, 11 Hospital Drive,
Singapore 169610
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
PROF VOLKER DIEHL
Prof Volker Diehl, the Director Emeritus for Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, is also the
Founder and Honorary Chairman of the German Hodgkin Study Group. Prof Diehl, also known
as “Mr Hodgkin’s Disease”, is well known for his pioneering research on Hodgkin lymphoma. His
scientific achievements include the discovery that the Epstein-Barr virus, a type of herpes virus
to which more than 90% of adults have been exposed to, causes infectious mononucleosis and
the study of its association with Hodgkin Lymphoma. He also cultured the first notoriously
fragile Hodgkin cell lines and led the development of BEACOPP, a chemotherapy regimen or
drug schedule for the treatment of Hodgkin Lymphoma.
Prof Diehl has received much recognition for his work, including the German Johann Georg
Zimmermann Prize for Cancer Research. He was chair of internal medicine at Koln University
from 1982 to 2003, and became the founding director of the Heidelberg Comprehensive Cancer
Center in 2003. He was also involved in the treatment of Russian politicians and the President
of Hungary, Mr Antal.
This lecture series is brought to you by the National Cancer Centre Singapore.
ADMISSION IS FREE. Please register online by 16 Feb 2011.
For more details refer to: http://www.nccs.com.sg/events/hodls_register.asp
For further enquiries, please contact Mr Mark Ko, Corporate Communications Department.
Email: [email protected] or Tel: (65) 6236 9465