IIT-M discusses personalised cancer treatment

  • | Friday | 1st February, 2019

CHENNAI: Researchers in the field of biotechnology across the country have come under one-roof to exchange ideas on ‘Cancer Precision Medicine and Personalised Therapeutics’ at the Pan IIT Biotech Meet.The three-day meet, which will conclude on Saturday, will have experts also discussing innovation in cancer genomics among others. The meet is organised by IIT-Madras , Office of International and Alumni Relations, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences and The Mehta Family Foundation, Houston, US.“We want to create programs in key areas needed for India's growth such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, robotics, energy, advanced materials and even new areas in life sciences like population health. These are things that are going to change India’s landscape,” said Rahul Mehta, founder, The Mehta Family Foundation, at the inaugural session earlier on Thursday.The conference has brought together scientists from IITs, Indian Institute of Science and Educational Research (IISERs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, as well as the international researchers to also discuss drug development, target selection and the impact of new discoveries in personalized treatment strategies.“Young people entering this field, through such conferences, will get a very good idea of how various people are approaching cancer treatment and get a snapshot of recent advancements,” said IIT Madras director Bhaskar Ramamurthi.

CHENNAI: Researchers in the field of biotechnology across the country have come under one-roof to exchange ideas on ‘Cancer Precision Medicine and Personalised Therapeutics’ at the Pan IIT Biotech Meet.The three-day meet, which will conclude on Saturday, will have experts also discussing innovation in cancer genomics among others. The meet is organised by IIT-Madras , Office of International and Alumni Relations, Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences and The Mehta Family Foundation, Houston, US.“We want to create programs in key areas needed for India's growth such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, robotics, energy, advanced materials and even new areas in life sciences like population health. These are things that are going to change India’s landscape,” said Rahul Mehta, founder, The Mehta Family Foundation, at the inaugural session earlier on Thursday.The conference has brought together scientists from IITs, Indian Institute of Science and Educational Research (IISERs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, as well as the international researchers to also discuss drug development, target selection and the impact of new discoveries in personalized treatment strategies.“Young people entering this field, through such conferences, will get a very good idea of how various people are approaching cancer treatment and get a snapshot of recent advancements,” said IIT Madras director Bhaskar Ramamurthi.

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