Subject: Tomorrow-O'Neill Institute Colloquium: Louis Weiner MD, "Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center: Local Focus, Global Impact" - Nov 5 from 1:20-2:20pm
From: Campus Broadcast <[email-masked]>
To: Campus Broadcast <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 18:13:06 +0000

O'Neill Institute Colloquium:

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center: Local Focus, Global Impact

Wednesday, November 5, 2014
1:20 - 2:20 p.m.

Georgetown University Law Center
Faculty Dining Room, Hotung Room 2001
550 First Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Louis M. Weiner, MD
Director, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Louis M Weiner, MD, was named the permanent director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University in October 2007. An internationally recognized medical oncologist specializing in the treatment in gastrointestinal cancers, Dr. Weiner is also an accomplished researcher developing novel immunotherapy treatments in his laboratory. Dr. Weiner is recognized for his laboratory and clinical research focusing on new therapeutic approaches that mobilize the patient's immune system to fight cancer using monoclonal antibodies - laboratory-crafted proteins designed to recognize specific cancer cells. His laboratory designs and produces new antibody-based proteins with the aim of improving their tumor-targeting and immune-stimulating properties. This research has led to the surprising and clinically important observation that tumor targeting is impaired if the antibodies attach too tightly to their tumor targets. Dr. Weiner has also developed, and has clinically tested, "bispecific" antibodies and related antibody-based proteins designed not only to recognize and bind to cancer cells but also to stimulate immune-system cells to attack the targeted cancer cells. As Director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chair of the Department of Oncology, Associate Vice President of Georgetown University Medical Center, and Clinical Director of Cancer Services at Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Weiner is responsible for the operation and development of the cancer center, including its educational, research and clinical missions. In his role as Clinical Director of Cancer Services at Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Weiner also leads the clinical operation of the Medical Oncology group.  Click here to read the full bio.<http://georgetown.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5556647df8c0be7cf0da07db2&id=eca0721163&e=d6f1cd8a95>

The O'Neill Institute Colloquium is open to all students, faculty, staff, and interested members of the public.

The hashtag for this event is #oneillcolloquium.

For more information on O'Neill Institute events, please visit http://www.law.georgetown.edu/oneillinstitute/<http://georgetown.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5556647df8c0be7cf0da07db2&id=8d6c56efd2&e=d6f1cd8a95>

[Blog]<http://georgetown.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5556647df8c0be7cf0da07db2&id=fa67c5fea7&e=d6f1cd8a95>  [Facebook] <http://georgetown.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5556647df8c0be7cf0da07db2&id=69c1beae0b&e=d6f1cd8a95>   [Twitter] <http://georgetown.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5556647df8c0be7cf0da07db2&id=e2c74b7851&e=d6f1cd8a95>   [RSS] <http://georgetown.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=5556647df8c0be7cf0da07db2&id=4e54e70b15&e=d6f1cd8a95>

Copyright (c) 2014 The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University. All rights reserved.