University College Dublin
Key Note address: Professor Sir Peter J Ratcliffe, Nobel Prize in Physiology of Medicine 2019 Recipient.
When ascending to high altitude such as the summit of Mount Everest , climbers are challenged with a lack of oxygen (hypoxia) as the air thins with altitude.
To help overcome this challenge, climbers stay at base camp where their bodies adapt to low oxygen by producing more red blood cells and therefore can deal with the decreasing oxygen levels.
The mechanism by which this happens is also used by cancer cells to help keep their oxygen supply up as a tumor grows and grows and is therefore of major medical interest.
At this conference, we will be further investigating potential medical applications of targeting this pathway in diseases including cancer, anemia and inflammatory bowel disease.
Sir Peter J Ratcliffe’s current research is investigating hypoxia and the role it plays in a variety of health conditions, including heart disease and Cancer, particularly in Kidney Cancer which could lead to potential new cancer treatments.
Professor Sir Peter J Ratcliffe & Professor Cormac Taylor are available for interview with notice.
Contact: michelle.burke@ucd.ie
Key-Note address Professor Sir Peter J Ratcliffe recipient of the The Nobel Prize Physiology of Medicine 2019. Sir Peter's current research is investigating hypoxia and the role it plays in a variety of health conditions, including heart disease and Cancer, particularly in Kidney Cancer.