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Game-Changing Cancer Treatments

UT Southwestern invites you and your guests to discover the next frontier of cancer care from leading UT Southwestern physicians and researchers.

Panel discussion followed by lab tours. Tours include walking and multiple floors; accessibility accommodations are available upon request.

Featuring

Isaac Chan, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine | Molecular Biology
Jaehyuk Choi, M.D., Ph.D.
Inaugural Director of the Center for Cellular Therapies and Cancer Immunology in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vice Chair for Translational Research and Innovation in the Department of Dermatology Professor, Dermatology | Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern | Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elizabeth Maher, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Internal Medicine | Neurology

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