Cancer research as it relates to DNA damage and how cells repair themselves is the topic of the next Science Café Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at red9, 9th and M Streets in Lincoln. Attendees will hear from Jason Glanzer, Ph.D., a research associate at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry.
A native of southwest Nebraska, Dr. Glanzer completed his graduate work in a cancer research laboratory at UNMC in 2002, just as the first draft of the human genome was being completed. His interest in genomics and the rapid technological developments that came from the Human Genome Project led him to study in a genomic invention laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania for two years, before returning to cancer research at the UNMC College of Dentistry.
Dr. Glanzer has authored fifteen research papers and has registered two inventions, including a promising compound intended to selectively target cancer cells. Aside from the technological achievements that have risen in this genomic age, he also is interested in the medical and ethical issues regarding the vast amount of public, private, and personal DNA sequence data that will soon be available.
Science Café is a free educational event sponsored by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and other groups to increase the population’s science literacy. Hosted by UNMC, Bio Nebraska and the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, Science Cafés are held the first Tuesday of each month in Omaha and one Thursday every other month in Lincoln.
For more information on coming and past Science Cafés in Omaha and Lincoln, visit www.unmc.edu/sciencecafe.
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